WorkingTheDoors A Doncaster man is set to face trial accused of attempting to murder a city pub doorman. 33-year-old Andrew Thompson has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder, four counts of possession of an offensive weapon and assault following an incident at The Angel and Royal pub in Cleveland Street earlier this year where … Read more
A judge has upheld a decision not to charge anyone in the case of a man who died after being restrained in a “chokehold” outside a pub. Father-of-two Gavin Brown was held in that position for at least six minutes and 19 seconds outside the Melville Hotel pub in Stretford in 2019. In 2021, an … Read more
A 40-year-old man who assaulted a nightclub doorman in Dunfermline and spat in the face of a policeman has been told to “grow up”. Lee McGuinness, of Fod Street, Halbeath, avoided a jail term when he appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court, having admitted a string of offences committed on 20th July. At … Read more
A Chesterfield woman left a nightclub doorman and a passer-by with facial injuries when she hurled a beer bottle during a row at a town night spot. Keira Kendall, 20, threw the bottle while arguing with a man at The Association on Corporation Street in the early hours of February 25, 2023. Derby Crown Court … Read more
A shop security guard from Fareham accused of assaulting a teenager and falsely imprisoning them in the store has told a court that he saw them head-butt his colleague. Rangers Jake De-Geus, 30, from Chichester, and Edwin Hirst, 40, from Fareham, both deny the false imprisonment and assault of a teenager during the incident in … Read more
A security guard has told a court that he saw a 15-year-old boy head-butt his colleague before he detained him in handcuffs because he had become increasingly “angry and aggressive”. Rangers Jake De-Geus, 30, from Chichester, and Edwin Hirst, 40, from Fareham are both accused of the false imprisonment of the teenager during the incident … Read more
A takeaway owner has been told he must run a risk assessment on whether to hire security staff at his late-night city centre takeaway. Mohammad Chohan, from Betsy’s X LDS, Wolverhampton, had applied for permission to open on Broad Street until 05:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. After being told he would need to hire qualified … Read more
This is the Doncaster pub doorman who was left fighting for his life after being stabbed – as friends rally around to raise funds as he makes a recovery. Young door man Norton Bulgacs was rushed to hospital after the attack at The Angel and Royal in Cleveland Street, last month. Now a fundraising football … Read more
A 34-YEAR-OLD man who bit a nightclub doorman in an “animalistic assault” has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service – and ordered to pay his victim £1,000 in compensation. The grave and criminal assault committed by Emidio Marcio Santos Vieira on 18 May “comfortably” crossed the custodial threshold, Assistant Magistrate Adam Clarke warned. … Read more
An ‘intoxicated’ man punched a nightclub bouncer in Swindon town centre after being refused entry. Jake Morgan, of Somerville Road, appeared in the dock at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, August 8. The 35-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of common assault. Keith Ballinger, prosecuting, told the court that an argument broke out with door … Read more