An angry yob bottled the wrong man after he was headbutted on a train following an argument.
Marcus Maunder, 18, got into an argument with another group after they boarded a train at Liverpool Lime Street. As the train headed towards Bolton, Maunder, who was drinking from a bottle of wine and had his feet on the seat opposite, was abusive to one of the girls in the other group.
Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday, July 29, that the girls gave the defendant a hard time about his attitude, and their male companions, Gary Tomlinson and James Ruddock “began to stare at him which made him feel uncomfortable". Martyn Walsh, prosecuting, said Maunder offered them his wine but they declined the offer and when the train reached Leigh Green station the group stood up to get off.
