A dad who was trying to get inside a bar to speak to his DJ son punched one doorman and headbutted another after being refused entry.
Shaun Doyle lost his temper and lashed out at the bouncers as he attempted to get into The Lofts, near the Gate, in Newcastle city centre, before also assaulting two female police officers. A court heard that the constables had been trying to detain the 51-year-old using their PAVA spray but were unsuccessful and, instead, he grabbed and squeezed their wrists.
Prosecutors said that one of the officers pressed their emergency button and a large number of police who were in the vicinity descended on the area to assist. Doyle, who has nine offences on his record but had stayed out of trouble for 15 years, was finally detained and arrested.
