Shocking moment Magaluf doorman floors Brit tourist, 25, with flurry of punches after being bottled in horror bar attack

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THIS is the shocking moment a Magaluf doorman floors a British tourist with a flurry of punches after being bottled in a horror attack.
The bouncer was left with a nasty gash that needed at least 20 stitches - and the Brit has been convicted over the assault at Plaza on the bustling Punta Ballena strip.
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The bouncer holds the Brit with one hand and draws back to swing with the other
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He unloads a series of skilful punches on the customer, who has just bottled him in the face
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The bouncer was left with a nasty gash
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CCTV footage shows the Lithuanian bouncer exploding at Max Barnes, then 19, who he has up against a wall after the drinker bottled him.
He unloads a series of sharp jabs in the packed nightspot, acting in self-defence.
The customer dodges as many as he can but some of the blows land home.
They spill over into the middle of the bar, when the bouncer delivers one more clean whack that sends the customer sprawling onto the floor.
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He then brings his hand to his blood-covered face and neck to inspect the damage.
The 34-year-old doorman was left with a gash wound needing 20 stitches, according to public prosecutors.
Prosecutors had demanded a five-year prison sentence for Barnes, now 25, who was held on an international arrest warrant after being bailed and going awol.
The Brit, a teen at the time of the July 2019, claimed after his arrest by Civil Guard officers that he himself had acted in self-defence following a previous assault.
But this week he was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence after admitting the unprovoked attack as part of a plea bargain deal.
Barnes, who had already paid his victim nearly £35,000 in compensation, admitted his guilt in a trial where he spoke briefly via video conference.
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The trial judges said they took into account his confession and compensation payments in their decision to keep him out of jail - as long as he doesn't re-offend.
The obtained CCTV footage did not show the moment Barnes used a broken bottle to disfigure the doorman.
But it did show the run-up to the attack when the Lithuanian man, in a tight white T-shirt, could be heard arguing with the Brit after telling him to leave due to misbehaviour.
The Brit was held in the UK on an international arrest warrant after initially paying £13,000 bail to get out of prison and flying back home.
Officials in Majorca issued the arrest order after he failed to respond to court communications.
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The Lithuanian doorman can be seen with a patch of blood growing across his white t-shirt
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The bouncer puts his hand to the deep gash on his face
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Public prosecutors said in their pre-trial indictment they had uncovered no evidence of the previous attack Barnes had alleged took place and claimed he was defending himself against.
A female British soldier was involved in another horror glass attack in a Magaluf nightclub in November 2023.
Bus driver's daughter Sydney Cole was arrested when her pal, Scots-born Lance Corporal Sarah Garrity, was left in intensive care after losing four pints of blood and needing 14 stitches to a neck wound.
Cole was warned initially she could be jailed for three years after being charged with a crime of wounding by Spanish state prosecutors, despite her victim's refusal to press charges.
However, she ultimately escaped prison and was let off with a £780 fine.
Cole, now 25, initially insisted after her arrest that Sarah was hurt in an accident.
She claimed to have thrown the the glass on the floor during the fight, and said shard flew up and hit Sarah in the neck.
However, she later confessed to the assault as part of a plea bargain deal.

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