A man said "oo, that hurt" after being stabbed in the chest outside a pub by a barred customer.
Colin Shannon shouted "have some of that" as he knifed his victim at the Ship Hotel in New Brighton. He embarked upon his savage attack after being confronted as he abused a barmaid who had earlier banned him from the establishment.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday afternoon, Thursday, that 52-year-old Adam Najis went to the pub where he was a regular at around 5.30pm on July 5 last year after finishing work. Zahra Baqri, prosecuting, said the self-employed decorator spent the evening with friends drinking John Smith's and described the night as "nice, with no issues".
