NO arrests have yet been made after a young man celebrating a new job was blinded in one eye by a catapult-wielding thug.

Jason Young was hit from “point-blank” range by the shot, fired by a complete stranger as he waited for friends outside Munchies in Poole High Street.

The 22-year-old, who lives in Hamworthy, said he faces an uncertain future after the incident, which took place between 3.40am and 3.45am on the morning of Saturday, December 20.

He had been out with friends for just the fifth time in 12 months when he was hurt by a man he had never met before. Doctors at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital revealed he had been blinded in one eye.

Anyone with information is urged to call Dorset Police on 101 quoting incident number 20:77.