A THUG who attacked a youth was jailed.

John McGill admitted assaulting the youngster at Hillcrest Road in Newhaven.

The 26-year-old changed his plea to guilty at Brighton Magistrates’ Court, where it was revealed he had previous convictions for assault.

McGill, who is already in Lewes Prison, was sentenced to a further eight weeks in jail.

He was put under a restraining order until January 2022.