A High Wycombe man who was jailed for a brutal doorstep assault on a love rival walked free from prison after top judges suspended his sentence.

David Gareth Williams, 30, of Lady Verney Close, left his victim Oliver Andrews with bruising, cuts and a broken arm after the savage attack at Mr Andrews' home in Frenchay Close, Oxford.

Williams had been incited into the attack by Mr Andrews' girlfriend, Sarah Stride, after she was told her partner had been involved in a tryst with an ex of Williams'.

In June last year, Williams admitted causing GBH and was jailed at Oxford Crown Court earlier this month for eight months.

Stride, who the Court of Appeal said “facilitated” the attack, admitted the same offence and was given the same term, but suspended.

On Thursday, Williams appealed on the basis it was not fair that he went to prison and Stride didn't – and saw his own sentence suspended for two years by judges.

Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Williams' case was further mitigated by the fact that Stride had initially planned to plead not guilty and only changed her story when he made a statement implicating her.

The court heard the assault arose when an on-off girlfriend of Williams' told him she had got back with her ex, Mr Andrews, who was at the time in a relationship with Stride.

On November 30, 2015, Stride sent a message to Williams asking to meet so she could show him where Mr Andrews lived.

When Mr Andrews opened the door, Williams lost his temper and began punching and kneeing him.

Williams admitted what he did at an early stage, but it was only after he “turned Queen's evidence” - promising to help the prosecution against a co-defendant – that Stride also pleaded guilty.