A MAN who slapped a karaoke bar doorman and kicked a police officer has been handed a community order.

Bradley Naylor, of Mountfields in Bangor on Dee, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Monday.

The 25-year-old was convicted of three offences; assaulting Pedro Rodrigues and PC Emma Morgan at Abbot Street on June 22, as well as using threatening or abusive words or behaviour on the same occasion.

Ceri Nash, prosecuting, told the court that on the day of the offence, door staff at a karaoke bar in Abbott Street had detained the defendant after he'd slapped one of them - Mr Rodrigues - in the face.

CCTV operators picked up the incident and referred it to the police.
When officers arrived, it appeared Naylor was unconscious.

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He'd been taken to the ground by door staff and when PC Morgan took hold of one of his arms to help him up, he looked up at her and slapped her with an open hand to her abdomen.

He then swore at her and used both feet to kick her to the stomach.

While he was being arrested, Naylor continued to scream and shout obscenities at the police and door staff.

When interviewed, he said he didn't have much recollection of the night as he was "very intoxicated" at the time.

He didn't want to watch CCTV footage of his behaviour, the court heard, because he was "too embarrassed by what he'd done."

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Victoria Handley, defending, said her client is "a clever young man" whose life started to go wrong when he began using alcohol during his A-levels.

The drinking continued and "spiralled a bit out of control" when he went to university in Cardiff.

She added he is trying to address his issues and had written a letter to the court, as well as both victims, apologising for his behaviour.

To cover both assaults, the court handed down a 12 month community order, with a 120 day alcohol monitoring order, as well as 20 days of rehabilitation activity.

No separate penalty was imposed for the third offence but Naylor must pay £85 costs, £200 in compensation and a £114 victim surcharge.

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