A BLACKBURN landlord lost two front teeth after being headbutted and punched in the face by a customer he asked to leave.

Ashley Balmer who runs The Lord Raglan pub with his partner Karyn Bibby, was subjected to a violent outburst by 21-year-old Patrick Charnock, Preston Crown Court heard.

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Charnock of Parklands Way, Blackburn was given sixteen week jail sentence by a judge at Preston Crown court. The prison term will begin once a sentence he is already serving has ended.

David Clarke, prosecuting, said a small group of males were playing pool at the pub on Kings Road on that date. There had been no problem, except with one male – possibly Charnock – who seemed to be impolite when ordering drinks.

There were general incidents of a minor nature which included the group putting drinks on the edge of the pool table. Mr Balmer told them not to do that, which seems to cause Charnock more ill feeling, the court heard.

The defendant then made false accusations against the landlord, suggesting that he had an illegal connection to Sky TV and was selling tobacco illegally.

Charnock and the group were asked to leave. He did go out, but came back inside. Words were exchanged and he deliberately headbutted Mr Balmer in the face, knocking him to the floor.

The victim tried to chase Charnock outside, but was punched. The man’s partner, Karyn Bibby, who had become aware of what was taking place ended up pushed to the floor. She had soreness to her right knee, right elbow and back.

Mr Balmer had one tooth knocked out. Another was so damaged it was removed.

He was off work for two weeks with stress and needed dental treatment.

CCTV footage of the attack inside the pub was played at the sentencing.

CCTV footage of the attack inside the pub was played at the sentencing near it.

Charnock pleaded guilty to offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault over the incident on September 14 this year.

Last month, he was also given 12 months in jail for another assault which took place last year.

Brendan O’Leary, defending, said Charnock felt a genuine sense of remorse.

He said the way Charnock had acted that evening had been completely unacceptable.

“He doesn’t seek to justify or minimise his actions. “He recognises that alcohol and anger management are problems for him.”

The judge, recorder Bob Crawford, said: “You saw fit to get drunk and use violence towards two people people who were operating a business. It is not going to be tolerated”.