TEENAGERS fractured a man's jaw in three places after he complained about a noisy dog, a court heard.
Carpenter Michael Matthews was punched in the face, head butted and then punched and kicked by three teenagers, a jury heard yesterday.
Two men have admitted the attack, but Rhys Roberts, now 20, of Elmbridge Road, Gloucester, denied inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Prosecutor Tim Hills said Mr Matthews had already gone to bed when he heard one of the Staffordshire bull terrier-type dogs barking from two houses away in Kitchener Avenue, Gloucester on April 7, 2011.
He went to knock on their door and three men opened the door and swore at him when he asked them to stop the dog's barking. Mr Hills said he was punched in the face, head butted and punched and kicked by the group.
The court heard he broke his finger and his jaw and needed an operation following the attack.
Giving evidence, he said: "I have not really worked since through anxiety. You get a lot of testosterone-fuelled males on building sites and it limits the places I can work because if I see a group of youths I just don't want to be there.
"I have played rugby for years and I have never been hit like that.
"The dogs were very noisy and could bark for 12 hours solid and it was a constant complaint," he said. He had previously contacted the council about the problem.
Lewis Knight, then 18, of Linden Road and Scott Fry, then 19, of Darwin Road, both admitted the charge.
Defending, Sarah Jenkins told the court it was Mr Matthews' intention to fight that evening, which he denied.
He said he had asked one of the men to 'step outside' so he could talk to him. She said Roberts, who was 18 at the time, had been present, but was not involved in the violence.
The trial continues.
