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BBC News
02-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Slough man Usman Hanif jailed after single-punch killing in pub
A father-of-two who killed a man with a single punch in a pub after a woman complained of a sex assault has been jailed for three years and six Hanif, 29, was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court on Monday after being convicted of the manslaughter of 54-year-old John Barry earlier this year following a of High Street, Langley, Slough, had hit Mr Barry in the face at the Red Lion in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, in July after hearing the allegation, prosecutors Jonathan Cooper described the circumstances of the case as "wholly exceptional". A woman had complained that she and another woman had been "touched" by Mr Barry as he made his way past them, jurors had Barry had then begun to walk back towards the who has involved in a car repair business, had initially pushed Mr Barry then punched him in the face. Mr Barry died from his injuries three days later."I sentence you on the basis that this blow was wholly unnecessary - and you knew it," Judge Cooper told Hanif."You were at the very least reckless."He added: "This was revenge and not defence." The judge said police had looked at CCTV evidence and it was "quite clear" that Mr Barry had touched the women said the women believed they had been the victim of a sex Cooper said the behaviour of both men had been out of said Hanif was a "good partner and father" and had a "great deal to offer" in the future. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
21-05-2025
- BBC News
JD Wetherspoon not liable for injuries security in Guildford caused
JD Wetherspoon is not responsible for injuries a man sustained when two security guards restrained him at a Surrey pub, the High Court has ruled.A lower court awarded Stephanus Bernardus Burger over £71,000 in damages in 2023 after finding the pub chain was vicariously liable for his injuries, sustained at The Rodboro Buildings in Guildford in Wetherspoon challenged the decision, saying the security guards' employer Risk Solutions BG Limited is an independent a ruling on Wednesday, Mr Justice Sweeting ruled the original judge was wrong to find the pub company liable for the actions of the door staff. "The fact that security is integral to the operation of a pub or that the security staff have to co-operate with other staff does not transform the relationship with an external security provider into one akin to employment," the judge did not state whether or not JD Wetherspoon would have to pay damages as a result of his ruling. The High Court heard in March that Mr Burger required emergency surgery and a three-night hospital stay after the Burger's barrister Lia Moses said in written submissions that door staff "engaged with and refused entry to Mr Burger" during the incident, with the judge finding "that two guards jumped on Mr Burger's back".Ms Moses added that JD Wetherspoon should be held "jointly vicariously liable" and that the security guards' relationship with the company was "akin to employment". Johnathan Payne, for the pub chain, said in written submissions that the lower court found it was "an unprovoked and cowardly attack on a man walking away from the pub" and "a vendetta for Mr Burger's rude and insulting behaviour".But he told the court that JD Wetherspoon and Risk Solutions were "totally separate businesses and operating in that capacity", and that the former "had no control and took no part in what happened".Risk Solutions was not represented at the hearing.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Dusty Miller pub in Mirfield damaged after car crashes into building
Two men have been hospitalised after a Volkswagen Golf crashed into a pub just after midnight, police said. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (WYFR) attended the scene at the Dusty Miller pub on Dunbottle Lane, Mirfield, in the early hours of Monday and said one of the men was trapped in the car and had to be extricated by emergency services. West Yorkshire Police confirmed that both men's injuries were non life-threatening. The Dusty Miller pub said in a statement it had been given the go-ahead to open but there was currently no dedicated gents' toilets or disabled access due to the damage and a side street being closed off. In a social media post, pub bosses said men were able to use the disabled toilets but efforts were being made to get portable loos to the added that anyone coming in for a drink or food should use the restaurant doors or entrance on the veranda at the back of the added: "Thank you all for your continued support." WYFR said crew from Dewsbury attended. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- BBC News
Several injured in 'violent' St Blazey Gate pub fight
Police are appealing for witnesses to a "violent" fight at a Cornish said "several" people were injured in the fight which broke out at the Four Lords pub in St Blazey Gate, Par, on Friday at about 22:30 fight, involving two groups of people, started in the toilets of the pub and ended up on the street outside, Devon and Cornwall Police force said it would like to hear from anyone who was either at the pub or passing at the time.
