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Susie Beever

Pint glass shatters by itself in spooky video at pub 'haunted by ghost trying to steal drinks'

This is the spine-tingling moment pint glasses in a pub appeared to explode - fuelling rumours the boozer is haunted by a former tenant who died upstairs.

The shock explosion was captured on camera at the Coniston Tavern in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, on Monday, with staff now convinced that the tenant's ghost is still up to tricks in a bid to "steal drinks".

Thankfully nobody was hurt by the shattered glass, although it has fuelled rumours of whether the pub may have some unwanted visitors.

Monday's incident follows a series of other paranormal activity in the pub, including one episode where another regular saw their glass slip onto the floor.

Both incidents were captured on the pub's security cameras.

Pub staff are suitably spooked after the moment was captured on camera (Andy Gadsby/Coniston Tavern/SWNS)

Landlord Andy Gadsby said locals say the pub is haunted by a former tenant called Dave who used to live in the flat above.

He said: “My wife and I have been running the pub for seven months but we’ve since been told it’s haunted.

“Apparently a tenant called Dave lived in the flat above the pub and one night he drank a bottle of brandy and had a heart attack and died.

“Maybe his spirit is around the pub and he’s desperately trying to pinch people’s drinks.”

Another incident happened four months ago where a man's glass slid off his table by itself (Andy Gadsby/Coniston Tavern/SWNS)

Andy, 35, who runs the pub with wife Katie, 32, was serving customers on Monday when he heard the commotion coming from the other side of the bar.

He added: “One of customers looked pretty wet with lager and he said the pint exploded in front of him.

“At first I thought the glass might have had a hairline crack after coming out the washer and the cold lager caused it to break.

Staff at the Coniston are convinced the ghost of a former tenant who died of a heart attack is to blame (Andy Gadsby/Coniston Tavern/SWNS)

“If that had happened you wouldn’t expect it to explode and he’d already drank half the drink so the glass was clearly cold.

“Going through the security tapes I suddenly realised that another customer had lost his drink at the same table in December.

“He had sat down at the same table and his pint looked like it’d been pushed onto the floor.

“It’s very mysterious and the two incidents have spooked people out.”

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