Son hurled bottle in pub
A SON over-reacted when his father became involved in a confrontation in a pub, a court heard.
Andrew Franklin, aged 20, picked up a pool cue in the Canal Tavern, Kidsgrove, at about 10pm on September 20 last year then threw a beer bottle which hit a woman.
The bottle did not smash and the woman was not seriously injured, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard yesterday.
Franklin, of Latebrook Close, Goldenhill, pleaded guilty to affray.
Nicola Bell, defending, said Franklin was a "decent young man" who reacted very badly, and alcohol aggravated the situation.
Judge Paul Glenn sentenced Franklin to eight months in a young offenders' institution, suspended for 12 months, with 160 hours' unpaid work and a four-month electronically monitored curfew from 11pm to 6am. He was also ordered to pay £1,200 costs.
The judge said: "You totally over-reacted to what was going on."
3 Comments
by kayliegh, stoke on trent
Tuesday, March 23 2010, 2:22AM
“i will add my comment to support the young man that happens to be my brother if u new the full story and the back ground ov my alcoholic father and his gf then you would maybe understand andrew and y wht happened happened he is a good boy and at 20 has a good well payed job and looks after himself anybody who knows andrew will realise that wht happened was so out ov caracter and no's who our dad is and wht a waster him and his gf are who have now lost the pub they run through there own drinkin habits and arguing i would just like everyone to no that there is two sides to every story and not every one that makes mistakes should be branded as a thug yes andrew was in the wrong and shud ov walked away and left his idiot father to his habits by as they all say u learn from ur mikstakes and andrew has realised now that our dad and his gf are total wasters
love ya bro love big sis x”
by mh, stoke on trent
Monday, February 01 2010, 9:48AM
“so get involved in a disturbance in a public house, throw a bottle and after it hits an innocent lady not involved, dont think anymore about it as it was an accident...at least thats the message given out by the judge.
yes judges have limits and distinctions on sentencing imposed upon them but they also have freedom to actualy send young thugs to prison, after all i personaly dont know any other name for someone that hurls a beer bottle during a disturbance in a public house?
nice example set on this case realy isnt it?”
by Warren, Meir
Saturday, January 30 2010, 6:48PM
“It gladens my heart to say, Good Call Judge Glenn. An over-reaction from the young man, who seems to have had had to much to drink and wanted to stand by his father, silly mistake, over reacted with actions instead of words to calm the situation, but one that desirvs no more then what he was given. In fact I find the sentance a little hard handed, Judge Glenn, you mean old thing, boooooooo...lol.”