A man who described himself as a peacekeeper threw a glass at a group of men fighting in a bar’s smoking area.
Robbie Wright chucked a glass at other men as they rained punches on each other during a brawl at Formby’s Cafe D’Art back in 2020. The 30-year-old, from Great Altcar, admitted affray after the incident and was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court this morning.
A judge told him he could have badly injured a member of the public during the reckless incident. Ben Jones, prosecuting, said Wright was out at the bar with friends on September 29, 2020, when a fight broke out in the busy outdoor area of the bar.
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He played CCTV footage of the brawl, with Wright seen on the edge of the fighting men before throwing a glass at another man. Mr Jones said: “It appears that halfway through a male, the defendant, took up a stance with a glass in his hand and as the fight continued he appeared to throw the glass in a direction of the group.”
He confirmed no one was hit by the glass. One man was injured during the wider brawl but the person responsible for that injury has not been identified.
John Rowan, defending, said Wright viewed himself as a peacekeeper and was mortified by the footage shown to the court. Mr Rowan said: “He is a young man who is ashamed of his actions. He tries to explain that he threw the glass to break up the fight but he knows throwing a glass is not going to break up the fight, it is going to continue the fight. He cannot come to terms with why he threw the glass.”
Judge David Swinnerton said it appeared Wright, who had no previous convictions, had acted out of character. He said: “It is a shame to see you before the court and I am sure you are ashamed to be here. You are lucky you didn’t injure somebody.
“You threw a glass towards a group of people who were fighting. I have watched the footage. You were on the periphery of a fight but you have deliberately flung the glass in the direction of the people who were fighting.”
Wright, of Lord Sefton Way, was handed a 12 month community order and told to pay a victim surcharge. Judge Swinnerton told Wright: “I am told you see yourself as a peacekeeper. Well if you see yourself as a peacekeeper do not do that again.”
