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A man smashed a wine bottle over a doorman’s head on Brighton seafront, a court was told. Sulayman Sarr, 36, of Whitehawk Road, Brighton, was charged with wounding Thomas Coker, known as Little T, with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm (GBH). Sarr appeared before District Judge Adrian Turner at Brighton Magistrates’ Court where … Read more

A shoplifter who stabbed a security guard as he fled from a store near to Preston city centre, has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. Andrzej Mikulski stabbed the guard in the thigh with a kitchen knife outside B&M Bargains, Carlisle Street, on 26th February. The security guard, a man in his … Read more

A junior football club has become the first in its league to have bouncers at all games following a violent incident. Stewards will watch over every Petershill FC match for the foreseeable future, after a gang of around 30 masked youths forced their way onto its home ground and caused thousands of pounds of damage … Read more

A Belfast bar has issued a statement after it was reported that an electrician was refused entry to the premises due to wearing workwear. It was reported on BBC’s The Nolan Show on Wednesday morning, October 15, that Graham, who owns an alarm company, was refused entry to The Dirty Onion beer garden in the … Read more

A man who attacked a teenager and a doorman in separate York city centre incidents has been given a suspended prison sentence. Jonathan Bruce, 36, pushed the boy against a wall, pushed him to the ground where he hit his head against a step and threatened to “break his skull”, said Kathryn Walters, prosecuting. He … Read more

A man who punched a bouncer who refused him entry had previously been banned from the pub, a court was told. Adam Whipps had gone to the Royal Oak in Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, at about 9pm on June 14, Suffolk Magistrates’ Court was told. The 25-year-old’s friends were allowed in – however the doorman refused … Read more

A roofer kicked a man in the head during a “melee” outside a pub smashing his victim’s cheek and leaving him unconscious on the floor, a court has heard. A judge at Swansea Crown Court told Ieuan Phillips that young men need to understand when they use violence in drink there can be serious consequences … Read more

Ivor Rosenberg was working as a volunteer security guard on the morning Jihad al Shamie, 35, launched his attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall. A security guard who helped barricade the doors during the Manchester synagogue attack has told Sky News he thought “we are all going to die” – as … Read more

A doorman has described the moment a drunk dad returned to his pub with a knife down his trousers and threatened to slash his throat. Mark Lismore, who had been thrown out of the bar due to a row over paying for his drinks, returned with a bread knife down his trousers and warned his … Read more

A Chell Heath man who admitted trying to steal a Lay Z Spa and more after being caught red-handed has been barred from every B&Q in Cheshire. Carl Proctor from Chell Heath Road, Chell Heath pleaded guilty to four counts of theft from a shop and one of assaulting a security guard back in August. … Read more