A drunken fight between two brothers which ended in a glassing, leaving one covered in blood and the other scarred, "will not be tolerated", a magistrate has said.
One night in March Pemba Tamang, 25, and Jangbu Tamang, 31, were drinking at the Belconnen Labor Club when a brawl broke out about "private family business".
CCTV footage shows Jangbu Tamang slap his brother across the face, before Pemba Tamang reacts by picking up a pint glass and hitting his older sibling on the head with it.
The 25-year-old faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday, when he was sentenced to a two-year good behaviour order.
Magistrate Alexandra Burt said photographs of "blood that was spilt" showed "because of the glass there was a much more serious situation".
Pemba Tamang, who required the help of a Nepalese interpreter, had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possessing an offensive weapon.
His lawyer, Ana Qvist, said she had been instructed her client had a scar on his cheek as a result of the fight.
Ms Qvist told the court that video of the brawl "gives it the flavour of provocation".
While a prosecutor accepted Pemba Tamang had not been the instigator, she said "it is still family violence in a public place".
When police arrived to the club in March, they found the younger sibling covered in blood with a small laceration on his cheek, and deep cuts to his right hand.
Jangbu Tamang was seen sitting on a stool, leaning over a large plastic bin. He is said to have been covered in blood and bleeding from an injury to his head, his left thumb, and his right ring finger.
Both men were heavily intoxicated with slurred speech and lack of coordination at the time.
Jangbu Temang was previously handed a two-month suspended prison sentence for his part in the fight.
