Stoke Newington: Man blind in one eye after clown mask joke attack

The victim was repeatedly punched after making a joke at the restaurant on Stoke Newington High Street

A man who cracked a joke about a customer's clown mask has lost sight in one eye after being beaten up outside a north London restaurant.

The victim, in his 30s, had a metal chair thrown at him and was repeatedly punched in the face in Stoke Newington.

He had joked that a man entering the restaurant at 19:30 BST on 2 June wearing the mask would not be let in, to which the man took offence.

The victim also suffered a fractured cheekbone and a broken nose.

'Terrible consequences'

Det Con Gary Holland, of the Central East Command Unit, said: "A simple joke had led to a man being so badly beaten that he has lost sight in one of his eyes.

"How can it be that a trivial remark has led to such terrible consequences?

"Any right-minded person reading this will know how wrong this is and I am asking anyone who knows anything about this assault to call police."