Drinkers launched violent attack on pub bouncers in Edinburgh city centre Wetherspoons
The pair have admitted to attacking door staff after being approached over concerning behaviour and intoxication
Two 20-year-old men have admitted violently attacking door staff at a pub in Edinburgh city centre after their drinking became a "cause of concern".
Owen Hastie and Logan Shields, both 20, were approached and spoken to by staff due to their concerning behaviour and level of intoxication at the Alexander Graham Bell pub on the Capital’s George Street.
Hastie and Shields, both of Tranent, East Lothian, were said to have become “immediately hostile” towards the employees leading to them becoming violent.
Shields pushed bouncer Venkata Sopparapu and Hastie charged towards worker Muhammad Hilal and began punching the man to the face.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court was told Mr Hilal fell to the ground where he was repeatedly stuck to the head and body while Shields was seen throwing a flurry of punches at Mr Sopparapu.
Members of the public were forced to jump in and intervene and the police were called out to deal with the disturbance that took place at around 9.30pm on November 29 last year.
The court was told Shields had struck his victim around 15 times during the melee while Hastie had landed 10 punches on Mr Hilal.
Police officers had observed Mr Sopparapu had suffered a serious cut near his left eye.
Sheriff Kenneth Campbell KC agreed to continue the pair’s bail and deferred sentence for social work reports and restriction of liberty order assessments to be compiled to July 21.
Hastie pleaded guilty to assaulting Muhammad Hilal by repeatedly punching him to the head and body at the Alexander Graham Bell public house, George Street, Edinburgh, on November 29 last year.
Shields admitted a more serious charge of assaulting Venkata Sopparapu by repeatedly punching him to the head to his severe injury during the same incident.