A Braddon man has pleaded guilty to a one-punch assault that shattered his victim's jaw in Civic in the early hours of New Year's Day.
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Jordan Sharma, 20, handed himself in after ACT Policing released CCTV footage of the attack a week after it took place outside the East Row Supa 24 convenience store shortly before 3am on January 1.
He previously pleaded not guilty to recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm in the ACT Supreme Court and was committed for trial.
But Sharma switched his plea to guilty during a brief appearance in the ACT Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The court heard his defence team and prosecutors were yet to agree on a statement of facts for the incident.
But documents tendered at Sharma's committal said the CCTV footage showed the male victim, aged in his 20s, had a verbal argument with a man as Sharma stood nearby.
The footage showed Sharma then clenched his fists, adopted a "fighting stance" and threw a single punch at the victim's jaw, causing the man to fall to the ground unconscious, documents said.
Police will allege the two men were seen to walked away as Sharma laughed, while a bystander rendered first aid to the victim.
Police were called and found the man unconscious on the ground soon after.
Sharma's victim had his jaw shattered by the punch and required the insertion of a titanium plate and four screws to fix the damage.
His jaw had to be wired shut for two weeks, court documents said.
Sharma went to City police station in Civic several hours after the footage became public.
In an interview with officers, Sharma admitted he was the person in the CCTV footage and he threw the punch.
He will return to court for sentencing proceedings in July.
