A TEENAGER suffering from schizophrenia who punched a man at a wedding reception was protecting a woman, a court has heard. Jack Hewitt, aged 18, of Hawthorne Way, Threemilestone, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm when he appeared at Truro Crown Court. Sarah Vince, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Hewitt had been at the celebration at The Whitehouse Inn, Penhallow, on July 12, when he hit fellow guest Mark Richards. She said Mr Richards started to go up the...
