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
A shop security guard has described how he disarmed a knifeman after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in London’s Leicester Square. Abdullah, 29, said he “heard a scream”, then “jumped on” the man who was attacking the child before holding him down and taking the knife off him. “I just saw a kid getting stabbed … Read more