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A bouncer died after tackling a reveller to the floor, an inquest has heard. Terry Findler collapsed on the street and was rushed to hospital after he intervened in an altercation involving two pub-goers and JD Weatherspoon bouncers. But sadly, nothing could be done to save Terry – who was known as Papa Bear – … Read more
A new private emergency response service is being brought to UK convenience retailers, providing a network of security guards that can be called on demand. Launching next month, the app-based platform Aura said it could provide retailers with quicker response rates following the sector’s accusations about poor police attendance amid the retail crime surge. It … Read more
A Darlington man has hit out after being involved in an incident which reportedly saw him “choked” while on the floor outside a nightclub. Josh Jackson thought he was going for a fun night out at The Gate, Darlington when the alleged incident took place at the weekend. Footage, which appears to show the aftermath … Read more
Hospital security staff battered a vulnerable patient leaving him covered in bruises in a ‘shocking display of abuse of power’. The suicidal victim had been rushed to North Manchester General Hospital in an ambulance after taking an overdose. After being seen in a cubicle within the hospital by medical staff, he was left alone with … Read more
A Torquay doorman who had a passion for playing rugby and loved helping others was tragically found passed away at home. Around a week before his death, 25-year-old Ben Spear had been assaulted at the venue where he worked but it did not contribute in any way to his death, an inquest heard. During the … Read more
A TROUBLEMAKER who was abusive to door staff returned to a bar and assaulted a bouncer after being asked to leave. Gareth Skillen, 41, was in Hunters Bar in Cockermouth in the early hours of August 13 when a doorman asked him to leave because he was ‘causing trouble’. Skillen refused and became verbally abusive … Read more
Wetherspoons launched an investigation after footage emerged of a doorman in an altercation with a man outside one of their pubs. In the 35-second video clip, filmed from a passing car, a man was being propped up by two women outside the city centre Richard John Blackler Wetherspoons on Great Charlotte Street, in the former … Read more
A drunk who threatened a doorman with a pool cue has been spared jail – and told by a judge he can keep his “highly dangerous” weapon. Rowdy roofer Sean MacLeod lashed out after being refused entry to The Ashford Club in the early hours of October 7 last year. Having first tried to goad … Read more
A doorman left a stag party member with a brain injury after knocking him unconscious during a night out in Liverpool city centre. Off-duty security guard Craig Lamarque was initially said to have acted as a peacemaker before he struck his “completely defenceless” victim – who had been turfed out of a bar on Wood … Read more
A foul-mouthed yob fuelled by 10 pints and four Jagerbomb cocktails fractured a doorman’s cheekbone in a racist attack. Carpenter Ben Crawford had been in a smoking area of The Park Inn hotel in Folkestone when he lashed out at Blerim Gashi. On being refused re-entry into the bar due to his abusive and drunken … Read more