A violent attack over a $60 drug debt has earned a Winnipeg man an eight-year prison sentence.

Tyler Scott Beardy, 27, previously pleaded guilty to break, enter, commit aggravated assault for a July 2013 attack that left his victim suffering a broken arm, knee cap and wrist.

"I see no redeeming characteristics in this offence (that would work) to Mr. Beardy's advantage," said Justice Robert Dewar, adding Beardy's premeditated and ruthless actions amounted to "pure thuggery."

Court heard Beardy stayed overnight at the victim's Nassau Street apartment when he demanded payment for a small amount of marijuana the victim bought a week earlier.

The victim resisted Beardy's demand he take his television as collateral, prompting Beardy to take his keys and leave.

The victim was on the floor putting a movie into his video player when Beardy returned a short time later with two males and struck him in the back of the head with a baseball bat. The victim raised his arm to fend off a second blow and his wrist was broken.

Beardy delivered another blow to the man's knee cap before ordering him to stand up and take "one more hit."

Beardy struck the man's left arm, breaking it and forcing the bone through the skin, court previously heard.

Court heard the victim continues to suffer reduced mobility to his arm and can no longer work as a roofer.

Beardy has prior convictions for robbery, break enter and theft, and firearm offences. At the time of the attack he was on parole for a similar offence.

"Unfortunately, he has not seemed to learn," Dewar said.

Beardy received credit for time served, reducing his remaining sentence to just over six years.

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