A WOMAN who was thrown out of a Carlisle pub lashed out at a bouncer when she was told she was ejected for 'dancing on the tables'.

Chantelle Cannon, 33, was made to leave The Cumberland Inn on Botchergate by concerned staff who had concluded that she was 'overly intoxicated,' the city’s Rickergate Magistrates’ Court heard.

The defendant, a part-time waitress, of Dobinson Road, Raffles, Carlisle, admitted an assault by beating.

Prosecutor Pam Ward described how the defendant had returned to the pub at 1.30am.

Door staff told her the pub was closed and when she asked them about why she was thrown out they explained that it was because of her behaviour earlier when she had danced on tables.

Cannon then 'lunged' at the woman bouncer who was talking to her, causing a scratch to her face. This prompted the police to intervene.

“It was clear that she was being aggressive towards the door-staff,” a police officer later said in a statement.

"The officers managed to physically pull Cannon away but witnesses confirmed that she had suddenly lunged towards the staff.

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“She was being both physically and verbally aggressive,” said Mrs Ward. The court heard that the defendant had previous convictions for battery.

Andrew Gurney, defending, told magistrates: “When she goes through stressful situations in life, she drinks excessively. For a long time, she had addressed that issue.”

But Cannon suffered the loss of both of her grandfathers, and she had been close to them both. On the evening of the offence, she had gone out for a drink with her mother so they could spend time together.

Mr Gurney said they had been drinking from 2pm and at some point in the evening she was struck and her jumper ripped during an altercation with the pub’s door staff.

After being ejected from the pub, she had gone back there and drank even more. “That’s when this confrontation occurred,” said Mr Gurney.

“She is truly remorseful. She’s also very distressed because she thought she had moved past this; that’s she’d overcome this and could have a few drinks without lashing out and being aggressive when things don’t go her way.”

Magistrates noted that the defendant was in drink and that the victim had simply been doing her job. They imposed a £225 fine, with £85 costs and a £34 victim surcharge.

They also ruled that Cannon should pay the victim £50 compensation. The defendant was told that she can settle her £394 debt to the court at a rate of £20 per week.

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