Shameless' Elliott Tittensor ordered to pay massive damages to trainee plumber

Elliott Tittensor has lost 300k High Court claim by victim Oliver Flint He threw plumber from bonnet in late-night row outside a McDonald's Mr Flint, then 18, was left with brain damage and went blind in one eye Mr Tittensor claimed he was acting in self defence against 'angry drunk' But judge ruled the injuries sustained in north London were actor's fault Shameless actor was in tears as Ms Scodelario defended his character 'Elliott is a very kind human being,' she said. 'He is extremely gentle'

By Dan Bloom for MailOnline

Published: 10:37 EST, 19 February 2015 | Updated: 03:36 EST, 20 February 2015

A star of Channel 4's Shameless must pay vast damages to a trainee plumber he left brain-damaged after hurling him from the bonnet of his BMW, the High Court ruled today.

Elliott Tittensor crumpled on a court bench in tears today as he lost a case for up to 300,000 - which he will have to pay out of his own pocket because he had no car insurance.

The claim was brought by trainee plumber Oliver Flint, who was just 18 when he was blinded in one eye and given severe head injuries during the late-night row outside a McDonald's in 2010.

A judge heard the argument began with the actor refusing to let Mr Flint use his phone - and led to him splitting with his then-girlfriend, Skins star Kaya Scodelario, three years later.

Payout: Elliott Tittensor (left) has lost a 300,000 case brought by Oliver Flint (right), who was just 18 when he was blinded in one eye during a late-night row which led the actor to split withKaya Scodelario (with him left)

Now 25, Mr Tittensor insisted the trainee plumber drunkenly 'groped' Ms Scodelario and jumped on his bonnet, forcing him to drive off in self-defence.

But Mr Justice Edis ruled in the plumber's favour, telling the High Court: 'The decision to which I have come is that Mr Flint succeeds in his claim against Mr Tittensor for battery'.

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Shameless' Elliott Tittensor ordered to pay massive damages to trainee plumber