Bouncer kicks man in the face

Doorman to do unpaid work

A nightclub bouncer who launched a violent attack on a reveller – kicking him on the face as he lay on the ground – has been ordered to carry out unpaid community work.

Bruce Jamieson assaulted Iain Morrison while working as a doorman at Stirling nightspot Dusk, at Dalgleish Court, on July 26 last year.

The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to kicking and punching his victim on the head during the ordeal and appeared in the dock at Stirling Sheriff Court for sentencing on Wednesday morning.

Fiscal depute Lindsey Brooks said: “At the time, the accused was working as a door steward at the locus. It was 1.40am and the accused approached a member of the public [Morrison] and asked him to leave the premises as he was intoxicated.”

The court heard that the witness walked with the accused initially but tried to push back in to see his friends, and at this point the assault took place.

Ms Brooks added: “It was caught on CCTV and it shows the witness on the ground and the accused is seen to kick him on the face before leaning down and striking him on the face with his hand.”

Other door stewards intervened at this point and dealt with the incident. When the CCTV images were viewed Jamieson was sacked and police were contacted.

Defence solicitor Harry Couchlin said: “He appreciates the seriousness of this matter. He lost his job and has no prospect of working in that industry for quite some time.

“He is now in a totally different kind of employment – to his credit he is working again.

“He is a first offender and there was no serious injury. I ask Your Lordship to take that into account.”

Sheriff Christopher Shead said he was prepared to deal with the matter by imposing an alternative to custody.

Jamieson, of Hoban Square in Broxburn, was placed under supervision for a period of 12 months, ordered to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work in the next nine months, and pay his victim £500 compensation.

Sheriff Shead added: “If you don’t comply you will be brought back to court and sentenced again, and in your case, due to the seriousness of the offence, that could mean custody.”