A teenager who beat a 50-year-old fellow driver with a baseball bat in a drunken rage over double parking, was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison.

But victim Edward Swan, who was blinded in one eye, had bones in his face broken and required a tracheotomy to help him breathe after the May 27 attack on Court Street, said Michael Ameshack Jones, 19. should have received a longer sentence.

"All the pain I have been through, he should have gotten more time,'' Mr.

Swan said after watching Jones' sentencing in Supreme Court. "I was in intensive care, the doctors said I was lucky to have survived.

"He will be up there (Westgate) getting meals and I will be dealing with this for the rest of my life.'' Puisne Judge Norma Wade-Miller heard that Jones, of Pembroke, pleaded guilty to the offences of wounding and causing grievous bodily harm, wilful damage of property and carrying an offensive weapon on May 27.

At around 3.40 p.m. that afternoon, Mr. Swan was double parked on Court Street, when Jones pulled up in his car.

Jones said: "Move your f---- car. If you're not going to move, I'll get out and move it.'' Crown counsel Charlene Scott told Mrs. Justice Wade-Miller that Jones got out of the car wielding an aluminium baseball bat and proceeded to beat Mr. Swan about the head repeatedly.

Jones then shattered Mr. Swan's window screen and drove away.

Mr. Swan was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he was in intensive care and treated for facial fractures and a severely damaged left eye.

The maximum penalty for this type of offence is ten years and Ms Scott argued: "This was a very serious attack. It was unprovoked and they didn't know one another.

"This was a wanton disregard of human life. It leaves the complainant without the use of his left eye. There has been permanent damage and replacement of the left eye.

"He continues to seek medical help and he will have to live with this for the rest of his life.'' She continued: "A message needs to be sent that young people cannot go around smashing people in the face and smashing cars. This was just callousness expressed by a young person on an older person.'' Jones' lawyer, Sen. Mark Pettingill, noted the two did know one other and at the time of the attack, Jones was "heavily under the influence of alcohol''.

"It is not the case from Mr. Jones' standpoint that the victim is unknown to him.

"However it does not excuse the fact. There is no question that this is a case that involves extreme intoxication.

"He did not intend to cause the harm caused. The fact of the matter is that Mr. Jones is horrified at the nature of the injuries. He wasn't aware of the extent of the fact.'' Mr. Pettingill continued: "This is not a case of robbery or drug abuse, just a one-off vicious attack induced by severe intoxication.'' Mrs. Justice Wade-Miller said: "This is a vicious attack that resulted in the loss of an eye,'' she said. "The level of violence is increasing daily.

Members of the community must be reassured that acts of violence will be dealt with severely.'' Justice Wade-Miller took into account Jones' guilty plea and his remorse, and sentenced him five years for the wounding, 18 months for damage of property and one year for possessing an offensive weapon.

The sentences are to run concurrently.

Jones apologised to the victim and said he was ready to accept responsibility for his actions.

Jailed: Michael Ameshack Jones