A MUM has advised how she was attacked and had her telephone robbed by bouncers after they advised her she was “too ugly” to enter a pub.
Claire Sidebottom, 39, started to movie two door employees of Bar Rogue in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester once they barred her due to her seems.
She was then grabbed by her purse strap and forcibly pulled into a security barrier when she threatened to report the bouncers as they laughed at her.
In the course of the incident in Manchester metropolis centre Miss Sidebottom was bundled over and dropped the telephone earlier than listening to one of many doormen shout: “Seize it and run.''
She by no means noticed the £800 machine once more after the incident on February 7 final yr.
Police who investigated the theft discovered one of many doormen in possession of two kubotans - a weapon utilized in Martial Arts to position focused pressure into strain factors on the physique.
At Minshull Road Crown Courtroom, Manchester, Christopher Money, 33, from Edgeley, Stockport, admitted theft, frequent assault and possession of an offensive weapon and was ordered to pay Miss Sidebottom £1,000 compensation.
The opposite doorman died unexpectedly earlier than he might be charged.
After the case full-time mum Miss Sidebottom from Mossley stated: ''I’m glad this man's been punished despite the fact that I don’t assume what he bought sufficient. He was a doorman and he was there to guard folks to not bully, assault and rob.
''It has been my first bar crawl for some time and I felt focused and bullied and felt damage as a result of folks had been laughing with him. That night I solely went out to take my thoughts off what was happening round me on the time.
''I can’t even exit round city anymore now with out feeling one other bouncer will damage me. This man took my telephone that had sentimental footage of my child that I can by no means get again. He took reminiscences away from me.''
'TOO UGLY TO BE LET IN'
Andrew Evans prosecuting stated: ''The defendant was a doorman on the time and Miss Sidebottom was on an evening out and was queuing to get in.
“She encountered Mr Money and his colleague however she remembers she was refused entry as a result of employees stated that she was too drunk and a dispute arose.
''Throughout that point, she remembers them saying she was too ugly to be let in so she determined to document their behaviour on her cell phone, requested for his or her names and threatened to ship the footage to move workplace.
''She then remembers one of many doormen grabbing her telephone from her hand however she was in a position to seize it again. She requested them why they thought they might take this however then remembers one of many males coming at her by means of the barrier, inflicting her to drop the telephone.
''She recalled falling to the bottom and the doorman saying ‘seize it and run’ to somebody close by. She appeared as much as see somebody wearing black working away and he or she by no means noticed the telephone once more.”
Officers recovered one kubotan from Money's jacket pocket following his arrest and seized one other once they searched his bag within the police station.
In mitigation for Money who now works as a supply driver, defence counsel Anna Chestnutt stated: “He's a conscientious gentleman who does really feel dangerous as to what occurred to Miss Sidebottom. He says she didn't should be assaulted and the telephone mustn't have been taken."
Sentencing the choose Mr Recorder Daniel Prowse advised Money: ''You had been the one who first got here in direction of her and pulled her. You took the telephone from the ground and also you handed it to somebody who left with it.
“It appears to me the aim was to deprive her of proof of your behaviour. You abused your energy as a door supervisor in relation to her.”
Money was additionally ordered to finish a 18-month group order, 120 hours unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation requirement days.
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