Three men have been banned from a Nottingham bar for two years after a bouncer was violently attacked in an incident that has "shaken his confidence". Nottingham Crown Court has heard that the incident in St James' Street on May 1 last year has left the victim with injuries that made it painful for him to talk and eat.
The incident began when 26-year-old Santinne Traynor, of Park Drive in Ilkeston, was ejected from the Nottingham bar. He was accompanied by 25-year-old Leshae Traynor, of Brindley Road in Bilborough, and 26-year-old Dominic Furniss, of Skipton Circus in Bakersfield.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how Leshae Traynor argued with door staff and was later caught on CCTV holding what was believed to be a knife, before he hit the doorman in the face. The bouncer is believed to have been struck with the knife handle.
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Furniss then punched the bouncer in the face, sending him to the floor unconscious before he was dragged back into the bar by colleagues. His injuries included an open wound to his lip and another wound to his eyebrow.
Santinne Traynor struck another doorman to the side of his head and, along with Furniss, assaulted a member of the public during the incident. All three men continued to attack door staff and tried to get back into the bar, without success, following the assault before leaving the scene.
All three offenders were sentenced at a Nottingham Crown Court hearing on February 24. Leshae Traynor pleaded guilty to wounding without intent and was found guilty of possession of a bladed article in a public place.
Traynor, who is currently serving a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for a drug-related offence, was given 18 months in prison for his role in the disorder. Furniss, of Skipton Circus, Bakersfield, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm.
Santinne Traynor, of Park Drive, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, pleaded guilty to wounding without intent. Both were each sentenced to 12-months in prison, suspended for two years.
All three offenders were also made the subject of exclusion orders. This will ban them from going to the bar for two years.
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