FIRST ON 7: Man convicted after smashing victim on head with pool cue
Security cameras have caught the moment a game of pub pool turned into a sickening attack at a Bondi pub.
Karl Tammistu appeared in court today convicted of bashing Steven Green with the pool cue.
Tammistu was told he is facing a severe sentence and deportation.
The vision shows Tammistu in black calmly taking the cue then unleashing, he is seen repeatedly smashing the handle on the victim's head.
Others rush in to stop him with the splintered cue turned on the attacker, the man in white then lands a fierce blow defending his friend.
A wild kick follows, missing its mark but a second punch connects before the men are pulled apart.
Mr Green, 28, was left with shocking injuries needing on-going eye treatment and a plate and screws in his hand.
The victim told police the attack was out of the blue.
When a witness asked him why he attacked Tammistu replied ‘cause I wanted to’.
The attacker says he turned violent inside this pub because he thought the victim and his friends were laughing at him.
But his defence lawyer told the court he was suffering from paranoia because of a mix of drugs and alcohol.
The judge will sentence Tammistu on Friday indicating he faces at least seven years jail before being deported to his home country of Estonia.
