A bouncer working on the door at a pub in Inverness has been sued for personal injury compensation after ejecting a customer from the premises using too much force, causing the victim to sustain serious head injuries.
The court was told that Jason Campbell was drinking in Lauder’s Bar in Inverness when a joke with a friend led bar staff to believe he was causing trouble. The doorman, Alexander Hamilton, was subsequently asked to deal with the situation. Mr Hamilton, 27, admitted in court that he then seized Mr Campbell and pushed him forcefully out of the bar’s front door.
Unfortunately, Mr Campbell fell to the ground and struck his head, causing him to sustain serious head injuries including a brain haemorrhage at the base of his skull. Since the incident, the victim suffers from dizziness, nausea, headaches, lack of confidence and a permanent loss of his sense of smell.
After first denying that he used excessive force to eject the victim from the premises, claiming the victim was aggressive and needed to be restrained, Mr Hamilton later admitted what had happened. The court acknowledged that the doorman had not intended to cause injury, but nevertheless order him to pay Mr Campbell £1,000 in compensation and complete 200 hours of community service.
