Top judge condemns Shameless actor Elliott Tittensor's loutish behaviour which left a man close to death

Shameless star Elliott Tittensor has been condemned by a top judge for loutish behaviour which left a young man close to death.

Mr Tittensor used his brand new BMW as a weapon against trainee plumber, Oliver Flint, and drove away, leaving him gravely injured in the road, the High Court was told.

But ever since the row over a mobile phone outside a McDonalds restaurant in Kentish Town, north London, Mr Tittensor claimed he had acted in self-defence.

Mr Justice Edis said Mr Tittensor, 25, had deliberately exaggerated the threat posed by Mr Flint during the 2010 confrontation.

Mr Flint was left brain damaged and blind in one eye after being thrown off the BMWs bonnet and says the incident wrecked his life.

Although his damages have yet to be assessed, he is claiming more than 300,000 from Mr Tittensor - who was not covered by insurance.

The actor is also likely to face legal costs running well into six figures.

The judge said that nothing Mr Flint did justified Mr Tittensor, who played Carl Gallagher in the Shameless comedy series, driving at him in a fury, so that he ended up on the bonnet.

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Top judge condemns Shameless actor Elliott Tittensor's loutish behaviour which left a man close to death