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The Sun
12 hours ago
- The Sun
Horror moment tree surgeon bites off EAR of ‘bar-room bore' and spits it on the floor in gruesome pub brawl
THIS is the disturbing moment a tree surgeon bit the ear off a pub-goer in a shocking brawl. The gruesome scene unfolded at The Kellbank Hotel and Restaurant, in Gosforth, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear on July 8, 2023. 7 7 Horror CCTV footage captures Paul Connor, a tree surgeon and dad-of-two, wrestling with Christopher Hewer inside the venue. Two women, and a male staff member, attempt to separate the pair, to no avail. One of the women, Hewer's partner Antonia Holliday, wearing a long floral skirt and black top, gets involved in the scrap. She can be seen violently punching Connor, before a third female, rushes in and slams the her into a wall. The woman, wearing a white jumper, is then violently dragged back by the hair, by Hewer. At this point there are five pub-goers tangled together and scrambling on the floor. Hewer can even be spotted stamping on one woman's head and face before Connor jumps in and drags him off. Still swinging, thug Hewer is punched by Connor again and the pair are restrained by two staff members. Carlisle Crown Court heard Connor spat the appliance engineer's ear off before a woman nearby picked it up and wrapped it in a napkin. The chaotic fight was sparked at just before midnight after a "drunken" Hewer was talking loudly to customers' faces, the court heard. He struck up a conversation with Connor, who was unknown to him. An irritated Connor tried to ditch Hewer, who then walked away, but then came back and tried to punch him. Prosecutor Tim Evans said: "It to the credit of a number of people, none more so than the staff member, that they try to stop the violence." Connor, aged 33, of Fenton Close, Speke, Liverpool, admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and also affray. 7 7 7 Hewer, aged 44, of West View Road; and Holliday, 36, of Hinnings Road, both Distington, admitted affray. Connor's barrister Kim Whittlestone told the court her client's behaviour was out of character and "something snapped". Mitigating for Hewer, Marion Weir said: "Even after two years he is feeling the effects." Judge Michael Fanning sentenced Connor to four-and-a-half years in jail. Sentencing Connor Judge Fanning said: "But I have to deal with you for what you have done - you have used a weapon to inflict this injury. "Use of the teeth is a weapon." Hewer received an immediate 18-month prison sentence. Sentencing Hewer Judge Fanning said: "You started this. "You provoked Mr Connor to the position he found himself in - you came out of this very much the loser with a very serious injury." Holliday's 15-month custodial term was suspended for a year, as the judge noted she was the sole carer of two children. She must complete 200 hours' unpaid work and also received an alcohol ban. 7
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment drinker bites off EAR of 'bar room bore' and spits it on the ground as both are jailed over vicious pub brawl
A drinker shockingly bit off a pub goer's ear and spat it out in a brutal bar brawl caught on CCTV. Paul Connor sunk his teeth into Christopher Hewer's ear, tearing it clean off before spitting it onto leaving a horrified woman to scoop it up. The moment came during a fight at the reception of The Kellbank Hotel and Restaurant in Gosforth, Newcastle. A court heard how the woman placed the ear on serviette, as staff desperately tried to contain the chaos. And Connor later posed for a police mugshot that clearly showed the ear missing. Violence erupted just before midnight on July 8, 2023, after a 'drunken' and loud-mouthed Hewer was seen irritating fellow punters by getting in their faces. Hewer staggered across and was being a 'bar-room bore' and started talking to tree surgeon Connor, who moved away from the 'incessant chat' as staff tried to calm things, Prosecutor Tim Evans told Carlisle Crown Court. Hewer initially walked off but then came back to the bar and threw a punch towards Connor's seated group. And matters quickly exploded when they moved to the hotel reception, and 'violence continues and significantly escalates', and a six-person fight kicks off, Mr Evans added. Hewer's partner, Antonia Holliday, could be seen punching out at another customer, and being punched. Connor kicked her, was punched by her and was then punched by Hewer before the two exchanged more blows. In a harrowing escalation, Connor then used both hands to grab Hewer's head, leaning towards him and biting his left ear completely off before spitting it onto the ground. Hewer initially appeared oblivious to the savage act, while Holliday fell after being punched to the head by Connor. Mr Evans said: 'It is to the credit of a number of people, none more so than the staff member, that they try to stop the violence.' Connor, 33, of Speke, Liverpool, admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and also affray. Hewer, 44, and Holliday, 36, both from Distington, admitted affray. Kim Whittlestone, defending Connor, said the father-of-two had acted out of character as 'something snapped' when he was provoked. Appliance engineer Hewer, who appeared in the dock wearing a head bandage on June 20, had undergone a medical procedure earlier in the week in preparation for having a prosthetic ear fitted in. 'Even after two years, he is feeling the effects,' said Marion Weir, mitigating, adding that Holliday acted 'entirely out of character'. Connor 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. Jailing him, Judge Fanning said: 'But I have to deal with you for what you have done - you have used a weapon to inflict this injury. 'Use of the teeth is a weapon.' Hewer was jailed for 18 months while Holliday's 15-month custodial term was suspended for a year, with the judge noting she was the sole carer of two children. Sentencing Hewer Judge Fanning said: 'You started this. 'You provoked Mr Connor to the position he found himself in - you came out of this very much the loser with a very serious injury.' Holliday must complete 200 hours' unpaid work and also received an alcohol ban.
BBC News
7 days 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.
