Man punched in the face outside V nightclub in Bournemouth

A 20-YEAR-OLD Bournemouth man suffered serious injuries when he was punched in the face outside a nightclub.

The victim needed hospital treatment for facial injuries after the attack, which took place outside V, near the Moon in the Square pub in Exeter Road at 3.30am on Tuesday January 22.

He was struck after a verbal altercation with three unknown men, all aged between 18 and 25.

The attacker is described as having an olive skin and he was with two other men, one black and one white. They ran off in the direction of Bournemouth Square after the incident.

“This attack has left the victim with serious injuries” said DC Jo Shewbridge of Bournemouth CID.

“I am appealing for witnesses to assist with the investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Dorset Police in confidence on 101 or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111. Mobile phone tariffs may apply.

Comments(26)

Couchy125 says...
3:32pm Thu 24 Jan 13

That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.

Holdenhurst says...
3:50pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
Three-thirty on a Tuesday morning, so following on from Monday night's student night which is aimed University students and not the language school students.

Couchy125 says...
4:05pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Holdenhurst wrote:
Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
Three-thirty on a Tuesday morning, so following on from Monday night's student night which is aimed University students and not the language school students.
Quite right. Should pay more attention.

J Swain says...
4:21pm Thu 24 Jan 13

It shuts at 3 so probably nothing to do with the Club Lola Lo opens to 4 so blame them!

rozmister says...
4:33pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
So one report of a crime outside a nightclub after a student night and the problems all 'foreign students'? Not think again just please try having a go at actually thinking.

J Swain says...
4:42pm Thu 24 Jan 13

You are all ridiculous if someone gets punched in M&S do you all say these stupid things!

Dont drop litter says...
4:43pm Thu 24 Jan 13

rozmister wrote:
Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
So one report of a crime outside a nightclub after a student night and the problems all 'foreign students'? Not think again just please try having a go at actually thinking.
Does it really matter who it was that carried out the attack? No. What matters is that yet another violent assault has taken place in this once decent seaside town.
It really is about time that clubs and bars had their opening hours.

MJD says...
4:50pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Close it down problem solved.

J Swain says...
4:50pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Well don't drop litter what are you going to replace them with "Soup Kitchens"

J Swain says...
5:05pm Thu 24 Jan 13

MJD wrote:
Close it down problem solved.
idiot

Derf says...
5:21pm Thu 24 Jan 13

MJD wrote:
Close it down problem solved.
Presumably as this incident also took place outside of an NCP car park, the car park is equally to blame and should also be shut down?..

tricky1007 says...
6:20pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Derf wrote:
MJD wrote:
Close it down problem solved.
Presumably as this incident also took place outside of an NCP car park, the car park is equally to blame and should also be shut down?..
yeah cos the car park sells alcohol!! Lets go back to bars closing at 1am, night club at 3. No need for all these bars to be open so late. We do not have a culture that suits late night drinking people can not control their intake, and all we encourage with late night bars, is drinking at home to excess before coming out!

Bournefre says...
7:03pm Thu 24 Jan 13

tricky1007 wrote:
Derf wrote:
MJD wrote:
Close it down problem solved.
Presumably as this incident also took place outside of an NCP car park, the car park is equally to blame and should also be shut down?..
yeah cos the car park sells alcohol!! Lets go back to bars closing at 1am, night club at 3. No need for all these bars to be open so late. We do not have a culture that suits late night drinking people can not control their intake, and all we encourage with late night bars, is drinking at home to excess before coming out!
A car park might not sell alcohol but car parks are open 24 hours a day for drinking and fighting, without adequate door staff.
I can control my alcohol intake perfectly well thank you.

Bournefre says...
7:05pm Thu 24 Jan 13

J Swain wrote:
You are all ridiculous if someone gets punched in M&S do you all say these stupid things!
Shut it down.
There are already too many shops in Bournemouth.

Bournefre says...
7:10pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Holdenhurst wrote:
Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
Three-thirty on a Tuesday morning, so following on from Monday night's student night which is aimed University students and not the language school students.
Best just to shut the lot down just to be on the safe side.
Shut it down and board it up.

Bournemouth needs all-weather activities for families, not foreign language schools and universities.

Bournefre says...
7:14pm Thu 24 Jan 13

In other news a 50 year old man was found dead at Castlepoint, so that should be shut down before anyone else dies.
The place is a deathtrap.

Letcommonsenseprevail says...
7:27pm Thu 24 Jan 13

J Swain wrote:
You are all ridiculous if someone gets punched in M&S do you all say these stupid things!
People should get punched for even going into M&S in the first place! Over-priced shop frequented by middle-class wannabe's........

Letcommonsenseprevail says...
7:30pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Bournefre wrote:
Holdenhurst wrote:
Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
Three-thirty on a Tuesday morning, so following on from Monday night's student night which is aimed University students and not the language school students.
Best just to shut the lot down just to be on the safe side.
Shut it down and board it up.

Bournemouth needs all-weather activities for families, not foreign language schools and universities.
I blame it on the Northerners who no longer come to Bournemouth on the steam train to spend their only week out of the coal mine on the sunny shores of God's own county (Dorset). Ever since they stopped coming, the hotels had to change use (language schools) and all those pesky students just won't behave!!

MrPitiful says...
11:25pm Thu 24 Jan 13

Although the likelihood is that those involved had been in one or tow of the clubs in the vicinity, nothing in the report apart from the location of the incident can categorically prove it. I think it's a bit silly to conclude anything along these lines with such a lack of convincing evidence.
They may have been in one of the hotels up on West Cliff or even walked from another part of town & just happened upon this spot for a punch up. These things do happen.

Besides, even if they had been in V or Lola Lo, then unfortunately neither venue can't be to blame. It took place apparently on the street outside, not inside the premises. The only ones to blame are those involved and the sooner they get identified & charged the better..

guisselle says...
4:32am Fri 25 Jan 13

Letcommonsenseprevai
l
wrote:
Bournefre wrote:
Holdenhurst wrote:
Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
Three-thirty on a Tuesday morning, so following on from Monday night's student night which is aimed University students and not the language school students.
Best just to shut the lot down just to be on the safe side.
Shut it down and board it up.

Bournemouth needs all-weather activities for families, not foreign language schools and universities.
I blame it on the Northerners who no longer come to Bournemouth on the steam train to spend their only week out of the coal mine on the sunny shores of God's own county (Dorset). Ever since they stopped coming, the hotels had to change use (language schools) and all those pesky students just won't behave!!
There are a lot about though one I
know frequents the Moon and causes
chaos in hotels.

guisselle says...
7:28am Fri 25 Jan 13

Letcommonsenseprevai
l
wrote:
Bournefre wrote:
Holdenhurst wrote:
Couchy125 wrote:
That place will be the next to go. Foreign student night as well. On a Tuesday. So after yesterday's posts about bliss and chilli whites locals course all the trouble in town. Think again.
Three-thirty on a Tuesday morning, so following on from Monday night's student night which is aimed University students and not the language school students.
Best just to shut the lot down just to be on the safe side.
Shut it down and board it up.

Bournemouth needs all-weather activities for families, not foreign language schools and universities.
I blame it on the Northerners who no longer come to Bournemouth on the steam train to spend their only week out of the coal mine on the sunny shores of God's own county (Dorset). Ever since they stopped coming, the hotels had to change use (language schools) and all those pesky students just won't behave!!
Lots of Scotsmen without kilts moved
here och aye!

Bournesouthmouth Downpokes says...
7:47am Fri 25 Jan 13

"aged between 18 and 25",
" They ran off in the
direction of Bournemouth Square after the
incident."

Cowards!! Violent scum with no morals giving it the large. One day they'll get their just deserves.

tricky1007 says...
8:16am Fri 25 Jan 13

MrPitiful wrote:
Although the likelihood is that those involved had been in one or tow of the clubs in the vicinity, nothing in the report apart from the location of the incident can categorically prove it. I think it's a bit silly to conclude anything along these lines with such a lack of convincing evidence.
They may have been in one of the hotels up on West Cliff or even walked from another part of town & just happened upon this spot for a punch up. These things do happen.

Besides, even if they had been in V or Lola Lo, then unfortunately neither venue can't be to blame. It took place apparently on the street outside, not inside the premises. The only ones to blame are those involved and the sooner they get identified & charged the better..
actually all bars have a duty of care to customers and this goes beyond the building itself. So fuellling an aggressive man with more alcohol would make the bar liable.. Hard fact to prove i know, but that is the law!

MrPitiful says...
8:38am Fri 25 Jan 13

tricky1007 wrote:
MrPitiful wrote:
Although the likelihood is that those involved had been in one or tow of the clubs in the vicinity, nothing in the report apart from the location of the incident can categorically prove it. I think it's a bit silly to conclude anything along these lines with such a lack of convincing evidence.
They may have been in one of the hotels up on West Cliff or even walked from another part of town & just happened upon this spot for a punch up. These things do happen.

Besides, even if they had been in V or Lola Lo, then unfortunately neither venue can't be to blame. It took place apparently on the street outside, not inside the premises. The only ones to blame are those involved and the sooner they get identified & charged the better..
actually all bars have a duty of care to customers and this goes beyond the building itself. So fuellling an aggressive man with more alcohol would make the bar liable.. Hard fact to prove i know, but that is the law!
Yes - hard fact to prove and also hard for the bars to carry out. Where does the duty of care end? For example, a bloke leaves bar at 2am after a couple of pints which is enough to turn him (but not a normal person) into an idiot. He hangs around the square for half an hour, the fresh air hits him & he punches someone. Is it still down to lack of duty of care from the bar?

At the end of the day, if a person is of legal drinking age, goes into a pub or club & causes trouble, inside or outside then duty of care or not, they are due to face up to the outcome of their own actions and the responsibiility shouldn't be passed onto anyone else.

rozmister says...
11:00am Fri 25 Jan 13

tricky1007 wrote:
Derf wrote:
MJD wrote:
Close it down problem solved.
Presumably as this incident also took place outside of an NCP car park, the car park is equally to blame and should also be shut down?..
yeah cos the car park sells alcohol!! Lets go back to bars closing at 1am, night club at 3. No need for all these bars to be open so late. We do not have a culture that suits late night drinking people can not control their intake, and all we encourage with late night bars, is drinking at home to excess before coming out!
3am you say? That's funny because that's the time they do turf out of V, a nightclub, on student night on the Monday.

Must be the car parks fault then...

guisselle says...
1:16pm Fri 25 Jan 13

Bournesouthmouth Downpokes wrote:
"aged between 18 and 25",
" They ran off in the
direction of Bournemouth Square after the
incident."

Cowards!! Violent scum with no morals giving it the large. One day they'll get their just deserves.
Desserts even! Oh no that would be
too nice unless it was stale bread ha ha!

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