THE full catalogue of violence at a Liverpool nightclub can be revealed today as police bid to close it down.
The shocking list details bottlings, brawls, underage drinking and hyped-up bouncers chasing after aggressive customers at The Office.
Police are bidding to halt the wave of disorder at the Concert Square bar, which is blighting one of the city’s busiest nightspots.
The force’s lawyer, seeking to revoke the club’s licence, slammed the venue, saying: “It seems to us The Office is rotten to the core.”
He castigated bouncers, shown on CCTV clips furiously chasing down Bold Street after bare-chested drinkers, raining blows on them.
Martin Forshaw, representing Merseyside Police, told Liverpool’s licensing committee: “They are not sheriffs of the street.”
Police also laid the blame on the clientele frequenting The Office, describing them as “the lower end of the market”.
Today, the ECHO can detail the type of violent brawling which put the nightspot under the spotlight.
Up to 40 separate incidents were referred to by police, including:
Nine allegations of common assault, three of unlawful and malicious wounding, and one of grievous bodily harm;
Offences involving children or underage drinkers;
A 14-year-old boy being ejected for fighting;
A woman being bottled in the toilets by an attendant;
Huge brawls outside the front door, some between bouncers and drinkers, spilling out of Concert Square;
Indiscriminate fighting on packed streets, with women trying to separate boyfriends.
Numerous CCTV clips were played to the committee showing revellers rocking back and forth on their feet, hands raised, like boxers.
In once incident, two shaven-headed men spent up to 10 minutes goading doorstaff who were shielding other clubbers, while sporadic violence broke out.
Another clip showed an Irish man, visiting Liverpool for the first time, laid out on the dancefloor after a punch and suffering a fractured cheekbone.
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Ahh cube… you would be foolish to think that Liverpool is the only place with this sort of problem, every city / town has this problem.
Anyway that's old news!
People are right, swerve concert square.
Hope street is a good shout!
Victoria street is next to stanley street (Carraghers).
Another great place to eat (Not watch the footy) is the 'Bar & Grill' on Castle street. Where I take clients from work occasionally! Same end of town as Stanley & Victoria streets
Its a Sunday you say, so town will be relatively quiet anyway!
