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Two drunken brothers brawled with a man in the street – because he pulled a ‘moonie’.

Kirk Karchut, aged 32, and his 29-year-old brother, Michael Karchut, approached Simon Austin after he lowered his underpants and bared his bottom through the window.

Michael then began fighting Austin in Ashman Street, Smallthorne, at 8.30am and Kirk joined in the ‘pummelling’ as bystanders watched on.

Twenty-one-year-old Austin was left on the floor covered in blood after the brothers got the better of him and gave him a ‘severe beating’.

Now Kirk Karchut has been jailed for 16 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. The other two defendants will be sentenced on October 13.

Prosecutor Barry White said the Karchut brothers approached Austin after he ‘mooned’ at them on December 3.

Mr White said: “The defendants squared up to each other and threw punches.

“Witnesses saw one man, Austin, covered in blood. The other two were raining blows down on him. They were pummelling him and he was given a severe beating. Witnesses were distressed.”

All three defendants pleaded guilty to affray.

Paul Cliff, mitigating for Austin, of Mallorie Road, Norton, conceded it was ‘ugly piece of public disorder’.

He said: “He knew somebody at the address. It was a joke. He mooned out the window. They did not find it funny. He was left with some unpleasant injuries.”

He added that Austin wants to join the Parachute Regiment but has had to suspend his application.

Andrew Turnock, representing the Karchuts, said Kirk, of Abbey Road, Abbey Hulton, and his two co-accused were ‘drunk’.

He said: “The curse of the Karchut family, alcohol abuse, has come to the fore as far as Kirk is concerned. Alcohol has ruined his life. He came to the defence of Michael who had been kicked in the head by Austin. He was pushed to the ground at one stage but he got the better of Austin. Mercifully, nobody was seriously injured.”

Mr Turnock added that Michael Karchut, of Imperial Court, Hanley, may have been suitable for an alcohol treatment requirement but he is currently serving a 16-week sentence for an unrelated matter.

Judge David Fletcher adjourned the sentence of Michael Karchut and Austin.

He said: “It was an ugly incident. It is not about you three. It is about your behaviour in front of members of the public. That sort of behaviour should not be happening at all. It should not be happening in broad daylight in the streets of this city.

“You are all equally to blame. It was shocking and appalling behaviour by all three of you.”

Jailing Kirk Karchut, Judge Fletcher said: “You have an appalling criminal record.

"You need to concentrate very hard on dealing with your alcohol use.”