An Anfield hotel owner has defended the management of his premises after a police officer was struck with a bottle amid a fight between Liverpool and Everton fans earlier this year.
Behaviour outside Epstein’s Guest House on Anfield Road in February was likened to something out of a sitcom when Liverpool Council was told of how it was run by hotelier Patrick Duggan last week. Mr Duggan had sought to vary the terms of his alcohol licence amid mounting criticism from the city council, Merseyside Police and neighbours.
Sgt Craig Carmichael told Liverpool Town Hall owing to people drinking outside Mr Duggan’s property - in breach of his existing terms - violence broke out when Liverpool and Everton fans clashed ahead of the Anfield derby in February. A police officer was hit with a glass bottle during the outbreak.
