A drunk man hit his own dog and a member of bar staff at a Liverpool pub, a court has heard.
Richard Bailey, 56, of Sugar Stubbs Lane, Banks, appeared at Sefton Magistrates Court on Wednesday. He was found guilty after trial on January 24 of one count of assault, one count of using threatening language or behaviour to cause harassment or distress, and to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
Angela Conlan, prosecuting, detailed that on July 7, atChepstow Castle pub on County Road, Liverpool, Winifred Linda O’Neill was asked to help out behind the bar and was there when the pub opened at midday. Bailey was the first customer of the day, and was served four or five pints within an hour by Ms O’Neill who said he was pleasant to begin with.
