Man jailed for racially aggravated assault on stranger in Accrington

He's been jailed for over three years

Glynn Threlfall
Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 27th Apr 2026

A man has been jailed for a racially aggravated assault on a stranger in Accrington.

Glynn Threlfall, 33, of no fixed address has been jailed for three years and six months after pleading guilty to racially aggravated grievous bodily harm.

Preston Crown court heard how Threlfall assaulted a man on Blackburn Street at around 2:30am on Saturday 8th November.

He punched him in the face multiple times, leaving him unconscious and with serious facial injuries including a fractured cheekbone.

Threlfall didn't know the man.

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