Shameless star being sued for 300k after man thrown from his car in 'phone rage' incident is left brain-damaged

A Shameless star is being sued for 300,000 after an alleged phone rage attack where the victim was left brain-damaged and blind in one eye.

Trainee plumber, Oliver Flint, suffered grave injuries after being thrown from the bonnet of a BMW driven by actor, Elliott Tittensor - who plays Carl Gallagher in the hit Channel 4 series - in the early hours of August 15 2010, the High Court heard.

The pair had clashed outside a McDonalds restaurant in Kentish Town, North London, after the 18-year-olds mobile phone battery ran out and he approached Mr Tittensor, who refused to let him borrow his own handset, said Mr Flints barrister, Andrew Roy.

Following the incident, Mr Tittensor, 25, of Heywood, who was out with his then-girlfriend Skins star, Kaya Scodelario, 22, was fined 750 and given six penalty points by Highbury Magistrates.

He admitted driving without insurance, his policy having expired the previous month.

But Mr Flint, now 22, of Balmore Street, Archway, north London, now wants the actor to pay him six-figure damages for unlawful battery, claiming he attacked him with his car before fleeing the scene, leaving him badly injured.

Mr Tittensor denies any wrongdoing and says he was acting in lawful self-defence in order to evade the drunk and aggressive plumber who had mounted the bonnet of his car.

Mr Roy told Mr Justice Edis that the actor swore at Mr Flint after being asked to lend his phone for the second time.

When the plumber responded by swearing back and slamming his hand on the car bonnet, Mr Tittensor drove forward and hit Mr Flint with the front of his car, the barrister said.

That forced Mr Flint onto the bonnet, whereupon Mr Tittensor continued to drive forward whilst shaking the wheel to throw Mr Flint off the bonnet, and succeeding in throwing him violently and heavily to the ground, claimed Mr Roy.

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Shameless star being sued for 300k after man thrown from his car in 'phone rage' incident is left brain-damaged