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A married IT boss attacked the host of a swingers party after being unable to find his trousers following an all-night orgy.

But Thomas Wardrop, 34, narrowly avoided being jailed yesterday following the attack in May.

The 8am attack took place after a night of sexual activity, cocaine and boozing, the court heard.

Wardrop snapped when he failed to find his trousers, punching and headbutting the victim who was found covered in blood when police arrived at the scene in Buckshaw Village, Lancashire.

However by then Wardrop had fled to his BMW and left the property.

Officers arrested Wardrop when they found him sat in a Range Rover outside his home in nearby Leyland wearing pyjamas.

He pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to actual bodily harm and failing to provide a specimen of breath.

The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, with a private medical invoice coming to £4,800.

The court heard that the victim and his partner had to redecorate their home because of bloodstains and the damage caused.

The judge also heard how the victim suffered from nightmares following the attack.

Judge Jacqueline Beech told him: “You suddenly developed a sense of grievance towards your host.

“That grievance may have been because you could not find your trousers or it could have been because you thought he was acting in a sexual way towards your partner - although that would not have been surprising, given the nature of the gathering."

Following the conviction, an account for his Linkedin and Twitter pages appear to have been deleted.

Wardrop has appeared in a video for his IT company, which dubs him a "rockstar".

His wife has since left him, and he has £50,000 of credit card debts, the court heard.

He managed to avoid jail after being given a 21-month suspended sentence.

The IT boss will also have to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and have been banned from driving for one year.