That was because a fellow prisoner responsible for his supposed kidnapping in 2020 was a fellow inmate.

This was submitted by defence lawyer Jaimee Simonsen, who said Dylan Perinoni, of West Wodonga, had instructed her that his ordeal was well-known amongst other prisoners.

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"The person who committed the kidnap is in Junee (jail) as well," Ms Simonsen told Albury Local Court magistrate Richard Funston.

That, she said, had led to Perinoni, who had been held in isolation since he was refused bail a month ago, holding grave fears for his safety.

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As for his king-hit attack on September 12, Ms Simonsen said her 25-year-old client "doesn't remember the offence" because "there is an underlying factor of intoxication".

"He has quite significant remorse for what happened to that person on the street."

Perinoni broke down in tears when Mr Funston knocked back his bid for bail on September 13.

Mr Funston has since said he knew this was tough for Perinoni but it was something he did not regret, given the extremely serious nature of the attack.

But he said while the threshold for a jail sentence had been crossed, this was best served in the community by way of intensive corrections order with supervision.

"I think it is time for you go go home," he told Perinoni, on handing him a nine-month sentence, though with the message "that random, unprovoked assaults can't be tolerated".

When he refused bail, Mr Funston said it was crucial for the court to find out - through a sentence assessment report - why Perinoni, who had a history of violence, would behave in such a way.

The victim was walking with friends along Dean Street about 2.40am when Perinoni crossed the road and punched him to the ground, leaving him with a heavily bleeding split lip.

The court heard Perinoni, who pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, suffered from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and had Asperger's syndrome.

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