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
A former doorman who was jailed for manslaughter after the death of a nightclubber has been given a suspended prison term for a separate attack. Ciaran Spencer, 31, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man who had been on a night out in Skipton on 13 December last year. Spencer was captured on CCTV … Read more
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed from the force after being found guilty of assaulting a doorman during a night out. PC Ben Thomas, aged 37, was refused entry to Molly Malone’s pub in Brighton, leading to an altercation where he assaulted the bouncer, according to official misconduct reports. The incident resulted in PC … Read more
A dad-to-be celebrating his child’s gender reveal stabbed a doorman after being told he couldn’t get a drink because he was waiting in a ‘no service’ area. Luke Allman kicked off at Bask pub near Stockport station on February 23 after drinking 10 pints and taking a ‘modest amount’ of cocaine. The 26-year-old was kicked out of … Read more
Doormen at a popular Inverness nightspot refused to allow a Kirkcaldy man entry because he was too drunk and had an open container of alcohol in his hand. But Inverness Sheriff Court was told that 40-year-old John Hoggan, of Valley Gardens South, pushed his way past the staff and progressed down the steps towards the … Read more