A Croydon man who smashed a pint glass into his victim's face in an unprovoked pub attack has been jailed for two years.

Anjungi Lam, 35, of Addington Road admitted grievous bodily harm at Inner London Crown Court on June 23 and was sentenced on Friday (November 17).

On the day of the attack, the victim and his 20-year-old boyfriend arrived at the Kentish Drovers pub holding hands.

They went to the bar and were deciding what drinks to buy when Lam raced towards the victim and smashed a pint glass against the right side of his face, cutting his nose, lip and neck, chipping his tooth and injuring his cornea. Flying glass also hit his boyfriend in the eye.

Lam then ran out of the pub but was able to be identified via CCTV; he had worked for the pub for three months before he was sacked for lateness.

Investigating officer PC Lance Sharrock said: “This was an entirely unprovoked incident. Lam did not know the victim or his partner, they had not spoken nor had any disagreement to provoke such a violent attack.

“The victims felt Lam must have been motivated by homophobia as they entered the pub holding hands and we began a hate crime investigation.

“Lam was quickly identified and I am pleased at his sentence which shows that incidents of this nature will not be tolerated.”

Lam was jailed for an additional year for a number of separate offences not linked to the GBH; actual bodily harm, assault by beating, theft and having an offensive weapon.