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BBC News
40 minutes ago
- BBC News
Gosforth bar brawl sees two jailed after man's ear bitten off
Two men have been jailed over a late-night brawl which saw one of them tear the other's ear off with his was captured by CCTV footage inside the Kellbank Hotel and Restaurant, Gosforth, Cumbria, at about midnight on 8 July Tim Evans told Carlisle Crown Court that a drunk Christopher Hewer was "being the bar-room bore" and a fight involving several people ensued after he approached stranger Paul Connor, who initially tried to move away from his "incessant chat".The pair came to blows and Connor used both hands to grab Hewer's head, leaning towards him and biting his left ear completely off before spitting it on to the ground. A stunned female bystander collected the severed ear in a serviette, the court heard, as customers and the only member of staff attempted to stop the 33, of Fenton Close, Speke, Liverpool, admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and also affray. He received a four-and-a-half year jail term from Judge Michael Fanning, who accepted he was provoked by Hewer and had not gone looking for trouble. "But I have to deal with you for what you have done," said the judge. "You have used a weapon to inflict this injury. Use of the teeth is a weapon."Hewer, 44, of West View Road in Distington, near Workington, admitted affray and was handed an 18-month prison sentence. "You provoked Mr Connor to the position he found himself in," said Judge Fanning. "You came out of this very much the loser with a very serious injury." The court heard Hewer's partner Antonia Holliday, 36, of Hinnings Road, Distington, also took part in the violence that footage shown during the hearing showed her punching out at another customer, and being punched. Connor kicked Holliday and was punched by her, before the physical altercation with was given a 15-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, with the judge noting she was the sole carer of two children. She must complete 200 hours of unpaid work and an alcohol judge considered background information on all three, hearing they were sorry for their a tree surgeon and dad-of-two, had acted out of character as "something snapped" when he was provoked, said his barrister Kim engineer Hewer, who wore a head bandage during the sentencing hearing, underwent a medical procedure earlier this week with a view to a prosthetic ear being available to him. "Even after two years he is feeling the effects," said Marion Weir, mitigating. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Sun
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Moment Royal Ascot racegoers hurl punches in vicious brawl in front of shocked punters
THIS is the shocking moment a brawl broke out between two men at Royal Ascot with punches and kicks flying in front of horrified onlookers. Two men were filmed as they violently fought at the prestigious Berkshire racecourse. 2 2 They can be seen repeatedly hitting one another in the head as a crowd watches from a distance. The men then begin to push each other, before one is knocked to the ground hitting the concrete floor head-first. Several onlookers try to intervene but fail to break the fight apart before one of them hits the ground. Both men can be seen wearing well-tailored suits, as their behaviour seems out of place at the famous event.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Royal Ascot descends into violence: Shocking moment pair fight each other as bloody brawl explodes in front of crowd of stunned racegoers
Beers and champagne in the sun got a bit much for some revellers at Royal Ascot as high spirits descended into bloody brawl between two young men. A shocking video has emerged online of a duo, who were suited and booted, viciously swinging punches at one another, at the prestigious Berkshire event. For a short moment, the pair grip each other before one plummeted to the ground after being hit once again. Stunned attendees at the racing event were left staring in horror, as a group of men attempt to separate the brawling pair. The group could briefly be heard telling the fighting men: 'Stop, stop, boys.' While one man, dressed in a grey suit, was dragged away, the other was picked up from the ground with blood gushing from his face. The bloodied racegoer wiped his visage and then bloodied his cream trousers as he seemingly yelled at the man he had fought only moments before. It is not clear exactly what transpired before or after the fight took place at the famous racecourse. MailOnline has approached Thames Valley Police for comment. Last year, a separate brawl broke out leaving one racegoer covered in blood after two men wrestled each other to the ground. One man had to be restrained by onlookers as he tried to kick another racegoer who was on the floor. The second man, who was wearing a brown suit, was then led away from the brawl with a bloody nose. The shocked crowd could be heard shouting 'easy, easy' in the video that has been shared widely on social media. Yesterday Royal Ascot revellers spilled out onto the street as they ventured home following a sweltering day at the races on what was the hottest day of the year so far. While the drinks were flowing in the scorching heat many racegoers were looking a little worse for wear after leaving the venue after Ladies Day. And while there is no is no official prize on offer for best dressed lady as there is at other race meetings, ticket holders were still eager to put their best foot forward.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Both managers ejected in Dodgers-Padres brawl after Fernando Tatis Jr. HBP, SD retaliates with Shohei Ohtani plunking
Shohei Ohtani was one of the cooler heads in the ninth inning of Padres-Dodgers on Thursday. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images) A testy four-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres culminated in a ninth-inning brawl on Thursday, sparked by a Fernando Tatis hit-by-pitch. With the Dodgers down three runs in the eighth inning, the team brought in rookie Jack Little for his MLB debut. It wasn't the smoothest debut for the right-hander, who allowed four hits, two earned runs, a walk and, crucially, that HBP. Advertisement Little left a pitch high and inside on Tatis on a 1-1 count, hitting the two-time All-Star on the hand. In many games, that would be chalked up to a bad pitch by a nervous rookie who clearly didn't have his command. In a series that had already seen six total hit-by-pitches, some of them clearly retaliatory, the Padres saw it as one last shot before the two teams part ways until mid-August. Padres manager Mike Shildt immediately walked onto the field and berated the Dodgers dugout as he approached his player. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts came out to, er, discuss the matter with his colleague. Cue benches clearing and a lot of shoving. The brawl resulted in Roberts being pushed into the netting behind home plate, yelling "We'll talk later" at Shildt, according to the Dodgers broadcast. Advertisement The incident resulted in Shildt and Roberts both getting ejected, and Tatis exiting the game for pinch runner Trenton Brooks. The Padres took a five-run lead into the bottom of the ninth, so of course they decided to retaliate by having closer Robert Suarez throw at Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Suarez was quickly tossed from the game, while Ohtani waved off a few unhappy members of the Dodgers dugout from further escalating the conflict. The Ohtani HBP actually left the Dodgers in an awkward situation, as it put the tying run at home plate with two outs in the ninth with their 2-3-4 hitters — Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman — due up and the Padres having to bring in a new reliever. That would have been cause for hope, except Roberts pulled his 2-3-4 hitters for Miguel Rojas, Dalton Rushing and Kiké Hernández in the eighth inning. Advertisement Rojas drew a walk against Yuki Matsui and a balk on a ball that went behind the catcher's chest protector set up Rushing for a game-tying hit, but the rookie struck out swinging on a full count to end the game. The Padres won 5-3. The win salvaged the series for the Padres, who lost the first three games of the week as well as two of three in a series last week. The total HBP count: two for Ohtani, two for Tatis, two Dodgers outfield Andy Pages, one for Jose Iglesias and one for Bryce Johnson. The 46-30 Dodgers still sit first place in the NL West, 3.5 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants and five games ahead of the Padres. It was an eventful day overall for Los Angeles, which saw an appearance by Department of Homeland Security agents in the morning and starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto lose an immaculate inning on a clearly blown call.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Both managers ejected in Dodgers-Padres brawl after Fernando Tatis Jr. HBP, SD retaliates with Shohei Ohtani plunking
Shohei Ohtani was one of the cooler heads in the ninth inning of Padres-Dodgers on Thursday. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images) A testy four-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres culminated in a ninth-inning brawl on Thursday, sparked by a Fernando Tatis hit-by-pitch. With the Dodgers down three runs in the eighth inning, the team brought in rookie Jack Little for his MLB debut. It wasn't the smoothest debut for the right-hander, who allowed four hits, two earned runs, a walk and, crucially, that HBP. Advertisement Little left a pitch high and inside on Tatis on a 1-1 count, hitting the two-time All-Star on the hand. In many games, that would be chalked up to a bad pitch by a nervous rookie who clearly didn't have his command. In a series that had already seen six total hit-by-pitches, some of them clearly retaliatory, the Padres saw it as one last shot before the two teams part ways until mid-August. Padres manager Mike Shildt immediately walked onto the field and berated the Dodgers dugout as he approached his player. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts came out to, er, discuss the matter with his colleague. Cue benches clearing and a lot of shoving. The brawl resulted in Roberts pushed into the netting behind home plate, yelling "We'll talk later" at Shildt, according to the Dodgers broadcast. Advertisement The incident resulted in Shildt and Roberts both getting ejected, and Tatis exiting the game for pinch runner Trenton Brooks. The Padres took a five-run lead into the bottom of the ninth, so of course they decided to retaliate by having closer Robert Suarez throw at Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. Suarez was quickly tossed from the game, while Ohtani waved off a few unhappy members of the Dodgers dugout from further escalating the conflict. The Ohtani HBP actually left the Dodgers in an awkward situation, as it put the tying run at home plate with two outs in the ninth with their 2-3-4 hitters — Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman — due up and the Padres having to bring in a new reliever. That would have been cause for hope, except Roberts pulled his 2-3-4 hitters for Miguel Rojas, Dalton Rushing and Kiké Hernández in the eighth inning. Advertisement Rojas drew a walk against Yuki Matsui and a balk on a ball that went behind the catcher's chest protector set up Rushing for a game-tying hit, but the rookie struck out swinging on a full count to end the game. The win salvaged the series for the Padres, who lost the first three games of the week as well as two of three in a series last week. The total HBP count: two for Ohtani, two for Tatis, two Dodgers outfield Andy Pages, one for Jose Iglesias and one for Bryce Johnson. The 46-30 Dodgers still sit in first place in the NL West, 3.5 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants and five games ahead of the Padres. It was an eventful day overall for Los Angeles, which saw an appearance by Department of Homeland Security agents in the morning and starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto lose an immaculate inning on a clearly blown call.
