Thug in tracksuit left Edinburgh nightclub bouncer and barmaid lying unconscious in street after being refused entry

A violent thug left a doorman and a barmaid lying unconscious in the street - after he was refused entry to a nightclub for wearing a tracksuit.
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Dean Wilkes launched a horror attack on bouncer Johnny Dewar after being turned away from the 4042 club in Edinburgh city centre last year.

Wilkes, 29, punched the doorman to the ground from behind before kicking the man to the head as he lay defenceless on the ground.

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The heavily-tattooed thug then knocked out barmaid Barbara Keszthelyi as she attempted to help her workmate by punching her to the head.

Dean Wilkes (left) and Kevin Black.Dean Wilkes (left) and Kevin Black.
Dean Wilkes (left) and Kevin Black.

Wilkes’ pal Kevin Black, 36, also joined in the savage attack by kicking the door steward to the head as he lay unconscious in the street during the early morning assault.

Permanent scarring

Both victims were rushed to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for treatment and the doorman has been left with permanent scarring to his face as well as suffering a recurrence of PTSD which occurred during his army service.

Ms Keszthelyi needed stitches to injuries inside and outside of her mouth due to the assault and continues to receive dental treatment.

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The horrific assaults were captured on CCTV and shows the moment Wilkes approaches the 4042 nightclub in the capital’s Grindlay Street at around 1.20am on February 22 last year.

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The heating engineer is seen being refused entry to the club due to his attire before he launches the unprovoked attack on both staff members.

A fight breaks out at the club’s front door and cowardly Wilkes is seen to approach the doorman from behind and punch him to the head.

The bouncer drops to the ground and Wilkes continues his frenzied attack by kicking the man to the head and attempting to stamp on his head.

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Wilkes, from Carrick Knowe, is then seen to punch the barmaid to the face as she tries to break up the violent melee.

Black, of the city’s Saughtonhall, is also captured on the footage as he kicks Mr Dewar to the head as the bouncer lies unconscious on the ground.

Both men appeared in the dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this year where they pleaded guilty to amended charges of assault.

The pair were due to be sentenced this week but the hearing was postponed as the courts have closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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The Crown has confirmed this week that no new date has been set for their sentencing.

Entry refused

Prosecutor Rosie Cook told the court Wilkes, a plumbing and heating engineer, attempted to gain entry to the club but was refused as he was wearing sportswear.

Ms Cook played the CCTV of the incident to Sheriff Donald Corke which showed Wilkes and Black carrying out the unprovoked attacks.

The fiscal added Mr Dewar needed eight stitches to cuts to his mouth and his forehead while the barmaid required stitches to an injury to her cheek.

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Both victims needed dental treatment and the doorman also suffered a recurrence of the PTSD condition from his time spent in the armed forces.

Wilkes solicitor Victoria Good and Jackie McColl, for Black, both said they would reserve their mitigation to the sentencing hearing.

Sheriff Corke deferred sentence for the preparation of social work reports.

Wilkes pleaded guilty to assaulting Johnny Dewar by repeatedly striking him to the head, struggle with him, pull him to the ground, strike him to the head causing him to fall to the ground and lose consciousness and attempt to stamp on his head, all to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger to his life at Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, on February 22 last year.

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Wilkes also admitted to assaulting Barbara Keszthelyi by punching her to the head causing her to fall to the ground and lose consciousness to her permanent disfigurement during the same incident.

Black admitted to an amended charge of assaulting Mr Dewar by kicking him once to the head during the fracas.