Two men have been jailed after they attacked and stamped on the head of a bouncer at a popular Aberdeen cocktail bar.
Wessley Goldthorpe and Robert Valera, both 26, set upon two doormen at Dusk bar on Langstane Place after their group was denied entry because they were wearing football colours.
The fight ended with one bouncer lying injured on the ground as Goldthorpe repeatedly stamped on his head.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the other doorman had to be taken to hospital after suffering a broken nose.
Parts of the attack were captured on CCTV outside the bar.
Fiscal depute Carol Gammie told the court that Goldthorpe, Valera and two other men arrived at the door of Dusk at around 12.15am on September 13 last year but were refused entry due to wearing football colours and one of the party carrying a glass.
“Three of the males, including the two accused, began to walk away leaving one of the men remonstrating with the two doormen,” she said.
“When this became physical, however, both accused ran back and a fight ensued.”
During the struggle one doorman was repeatedly punched to the head and body by Valera before a second bouncer managed to pull him free.
Goldthorpe then grabbed the second bouncer and punched him four times to the head, causing him to fall to his knees.
As that man attempted to get back to his feet he was punched by Goldthorpe, who continued to throw punches and knee the doorman to the head.
While this was going on, CCTV cameras caught Valera punching the first doorman as he went to his colleague’s aid.
The second bouncer was punched to the ground by Valera allowing Goldthorpe to start stamping on his head.
As police officers arrived on the scene, they saw Goldthorpe carrying out the brutal assault.
Both attackers fled the scene but were quickly arrested by police.
The doormen were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where one was treated for a fractured nose and sprained shoulder. The second escaped with only a small cut to his nose and superficial grazing to his head.
Goldthorpe, who is currently serving three years on drugs charges, pleaded guilty to one charge of assault by repeatedly punching the second bouncer to the head, striking him on the head with his knee and stamping on his head.
Valera, who is also currently serving a custodial sentence, admitted three charges of assault involving both doormen.
Defence agent Debbie Ginniver told the court that Goldthorpe normally resided in England but had been working in Aberdeen at the time of the offence.
She said Goldthorpe and Valera were consuming alcohol in the city centre after finishing work when they met up with friends.
“A fight broke out and initially Mr Goldthorpe steers clear of it – but he then becomes involved towards the latter end,” she said.
“He was of the view that he was protecting his friends, but having had time to reflect on events he accepts that his behaviour went above and beyond that.”
Iain Hingston, who acted as defence solicitor for Valera, added that his client accepts he joined in the fight but that his involvement was “limited”.
He added: “Mr Varela does not present as the kind of man you may expect to meet when you read about offences such as this.
“He is polite, from a good hard-working background and is profoundly sorry for getting involved in this behaviour, which is entirely out of character for him.”
Sheriff Graham Buchanan sentenced Goldthorpe, of Oak Street, Elland, West Yorkshire, to 14 months in prison to run consecutive to his current sentence.
He also sentenced Valera, of Huddersfield Road, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, to 12 months of imprisonment, which will also run consecutive to his current prison sentence.
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