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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.
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment three Brits 'attack and stab French tourist' in chaotic Thailand bar brawl as screaming female friend accidentally spills out of her top trying to calm things down
Chaotic footage has emerged of a bar brawl involving a group of Brits in Thailand, with reports that three of them are now on the run after one allegedly stabbed a French tourist during the fight. A number of other holidaymakers and a security guard are seen trying to break up the scrap, which took place at a busy bar on the paradise island of Phuket on May 11. At one point in the video, a female reveler who is trying to intervene screams at one of the men and runs across the bar - almost spilling out of her top while doing so. Police say they are now hunting the three men, identified as Emilio Armani Bozzo, 34, Rory Billy Colhoun, 33, and Rayon Hamilton Craig, 28, all of whom are said to be from Leeds. The victim has been named as 23-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Jugurtha Nubel Khaleche. According to police, the altercation began inside a restaurant, with video showing one of the British men, identified as being Hamilton Craig, wrestling on the ground with Khaleche. The man in the white shirt, identified as Colhoun, is then seen punching and kicking the French tourist. The other Brit, said to be Bozzo, moves a chair out of the way of the fight and unsuccessfully tries to pull apart the two men on the floor, before standing and watching as the bouncer intervened. Music blares in the background of the wild video, which appears to have been captured by someone standing behind the bar. Several women are seen trying to pull the men away from the brawl, with Colhoun seen returning to kick the victim after he is yelled at by a female holidaymaker. A bouncer is then seen running to intervene, and reportedly managed to break up the fight before it spilled into the street The fight then moved to the street in front of the beach club, according to police, where Khaleche was stabbed by one of the men. He suffered three knife wounds to his left side and back, and was found bleeding on the floor by police who arrived at the scene at 4.20am. By the time cops were at the scene the group of British tourists had already left, reportedly fleeing the scene in a grey Mazda with no visible licence plates. Khaleche was rushed to Thalang Hospital, where he is now said to be in a stable condition recovering from his injuries. Cherng Talay Police said they had reviewed CCTV footage, in which the Brits were clearly identifiable, as well as the video clip of the brawl captured by the bystander. One of the suspects dropped a black iPhone at the scene as they fled, according to police, who said the SIM card was registered under Bozzo's name. Police are now working to compile enough evidence to obtain arrest warrants for all three suspects, Phuket News reports. According to police information, all three men are from Leeds. Their current whereabouts is not known. Police Lt Colonel Khajornkiat Khamwichairat said that the victim was a well-known Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, with social media showing that he had been in Thailand for some time attending training camps. Nomad Beach Club told local media that it had closed at midnight and that the fight had initially broken out at another venue. This was confirmed by Khamwichairat, who said the fight began elsewhere and ended with Khaleche being stabbed 'in front of Nomad Beach Club'. Without naming where the brawl took place, Khamwichairat said the venue involved had been 'warned' following the altercation.
