A HAMILTON man who has already served three years pre-sentence for the brutal bashing of another Hamilton man in 2021, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of six years and 10 months.

Wayne Dennert, 58, was found guilty during an earlier trial in the Warrnambool County Court trial of intentionally causing serious injury to Brendan Nancarrow. He pleaded not guilty in October, 2023.