Daniel Drever admitted assaulting Patriks Grigors during the brawl at The Saltire Inn in Livingston, West Lothian – but CCTV showed the assault A man who bit off part of a bouncer’s ear in a pub fight claimed he was brutally attacked first. Daniel Drever admitted assaulting Patriks Grigors during the brawl at The Saltire … Read more
A former doorman murdered his estranged wife after a six-month campaign of stalking and harassment when he refused to accept their relationship was over, a court heard. Paul Antony Butler, 53, stabbed university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, in a frenzied attack outside her home in Plymouth in January this year. Plymouth Crown Court heard the … Read more
A MAN who knocked out a security guard at Colchester Hospital and left him in a “pool of blood” has been spared jail. Timothy Howarth, 35, was supported at Colchester Magistrates’ Court by his mother and grandmother, who attended his sentencing on April 23. The court heard that the defendant, who was visibly tense and … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved dad and grandad who worked as a doorman at pubs and clubs in Huddersfield. Lawrence Howarth, 63, of Holmfirth, has been described as ‘one of a kind’, ‘funny’ and a ‘character’ by his family. He was also a loving dad, stepdad, grandad, brother and a friend. Lawrence worked … Read more
A former bouncer who manipulated and controlled women during a campaign of rape and abuse was branded a “serious risk” and jailed for nine years. Lewis Russell, 32, preyed on victims over a four-year period at addresses in Falkland, Dunfermline, Leven, Kirkcaldy and Methil between June 2017 and February 2021. A judge told him at … Read more
West Midlands Police initially accused staff at the Glamorous club in Hurst Street of attacking a man who had been ejected from the premises – but at a Birmingham City Council licensing hearing admitted that was not the case Police have been strongly criticised at a licensing hearing after wrongly accusing a Birmingham nightclub’s door … Read more
A 16-year-old boy was battered with a road sign in a city centre attack being linked to anti-social-behaviour in the north of the city. And the teenager’s girlfriend suffered a “busted nose” as she “wrapped herself around” her boyfriend in an effort to protect him from the suspected sectarian attack that saw as many as … Read more
A Calderdale pub has paid tribute to a much-loved doorman who has died. Paul Randall was part of the team at The Blind Pig in Sowerby Bridge, where colleagues have described him as a “beautiful person, inside and out”. He started work at the pub around seven years ago, proving “an instant hit” with everyone. … Read more
A MAN who assaulted a security guard at a toy store when he was accused of stealing Lego has been admonished after he kept out of trouble for six months. Kyle Ferrier was told to be of good behaviour by a sheriff after he pleaded guilty to striking employee Lukasz Guerlinski to the face at … Read more
A MAN who knocked out a security guard as he tried to kick him out of a Kilwinning pub has narrowly avoided jail. David Kirk – also known to use the surname Currie – injured the man’s spleen and kidney by striking him with a pool cue amid an altercation as he was previously barred … Read more