A doorman at the popular student club the Duchess has been accused of violent behavior towards a student.
The alleged attack happened around closing time Saturday two weeks ago, when the victim was getting ready to leave.
Following confusion at the bar, the bouncer allegedly pushed the drunk individual who then in turn pushed back. The student was then pinned down to the ground and strangled while the bouncer gouged his eyes. A second member of staff finally had to separate the two.
This is not the first time students have had problems with the door staff at clubs and pubs in town. YUSU Welfare Officer Ben Humphrys states that he has received several complaints over the past few months about a number of venues in town.
While he didn’t want to implicate any venue in particular., he did state that “if anyome has any complaint about the conduct of bouncers or staff at local clubs they should contact me at [email protected]”
When contacted by Vision, the manager of Duchess expressed disbelief at the incident and said in any case he did not believe that the staff member would act unprovoked. He also said he would review the CCTV tapes. He refused to issue an official statement.