Hoveringham man banned from all pubs in Nottinghamshire after assault on married couple

A man has been banned from entering any pub in Nottinghamshire after assaulting a husband and wife on licensed premises.

William Turpin, 25, of Boat Lane, Hoveringham, was found guilty of assaulting Roger and Fay Silom following a trial at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court.

The court heard how Turpin became loud and rude towards bar staff at the Magna Charta, Lowdham.

Mrs Silom took offence to Turpin’s behaviour, which he claimed was banter, and confronted him on the way to the toilet, said prosecutor Mr Fred Sagoe.

She told him he should not be talking to the bar staff in that way. Mrs Silom heard the defendant threaten to hit her, said Mr Sagoe.

She came back from the toilet and again confronted Turpin with what she thought she had heard. Turpin denied making the comment.

Mr Sagoe said an argument broke out and Turpin was asked to leave the pub by staff.

He made to leave but then turned around and approached Mr and Mrs Silom, leading to a fight between Mr Silom and Turpin.

A member of the bar staff tried to defuse the situation and stood between Turpin and Mr Silom, but Turpin continued to lash out and Mr Silom was hit on the head.

He tried to deflect Turpin’s punches but a blow connected with his wife.

The court was told Turpin eventually left the pub and was seen getting into a Ford Transit van. A short time after, Turpin returned to the pub because he had forgotten his mobile phone.

The police were called and stopped the van on Southwell Road.

Turpin was breathalysed and gave a reading of 73mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mg.

He was also found guilty of drink-driving as part of the same trial. He had denied the offence.

Turpin declined to give evidence.

The bench adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report until February 4.

In the meantime, magistrates imposed an interim ban from all Nottinghamshire pubs, which had been a bail condition ahead of the trial, and made Turpin subject to electronically-monitored home curfew between 7pm and 7am.

The court was told Turpin had already admitted separate charges of assault on Meredith Frances and David Atherley on August 23 in Southwell.

He had also admitted drink-driving after giving a breathalyser reading of 69mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath on Glasshouse Street in Nottingham city centre on December 23 in an unrelated incident.

Turpin also admitted having no insurance or MoT certificate for his vehicle.

An interim driving disqualification was imposed.