一名受欺凌的受害者与在学生时代恐吓他的男子对峙，导致三名男子在随后的大规模斗殴中被打昏。
迈克尔·柯林斯和亚伦·麦克布莱德搭讪，指责他在小学时欺负他。随后，22岁的柯林斯主动提出与24岁的麦克布莱德握手。
但当麦克布莱德拒绝时，柯林斯给了他一拳，导致两伙人在街上打架。当时，柯林斯和他的朋友、22岁的尼古拉斯·亨特(Nicholas Hunter)一起去了这家酒吧。
2023年9月24日晚上，麦克布莱德和21岁的拉塞尔·沃德和25岁的本杰明·克罗在一起，他们都是厄尔斯敦竞技青少年足球俱乐部的球员。
据《利物浦回声报》报道，他们当时在默西塞德郡牛顿勒威洛斯高街的斯托克斯酒馆，晚上10点左右，他们的脾气爆发了。
沃德、克罗和亨特在街上互相打架后，就卷入了争吵。细节昨天在利物浦刑事法庭浮出水面。
检察官安德鲁·麦金尼斯说:“两人(柯林斯和麦克布莱德)开始了一系列的扭打，互相拳打脚踢。沃德对亨特拳打脚踢，另一名男性也对他拳打脚踢。
“亨特，在那个时候，抵挡住了打击，没有报复。然后沃德似乎在打别人。柯林斯和麦克布莱德一度在地板上打架。
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“其他被告和身份不明的男性在场，包括亨特和克劳在内的一些人显然是想要分手，而另一些人则加入了暴力活动。两个人倒在路上，几乎就在一辆过往的汽车前面。”
无辜的路人被卷入了这场争吵，亨特对两名男子进行了“重击”，将他们打昏。克劳推了一名试图制止斗殴的女子，随后与亨特互殴。
与此同时，沃德继续殴打亨特，另一名女子试图挡在两人之间，并向他的后脑勺打了一拳。
麦金尼斯先生说:“在短暂的平静之后，战斗又开始了……从画面中可以看到，柯林斯重重地摔倒在地，被至少一名男性踢了一脚，麦克布莱德又打了几下。
“酒吧老板黛安·梅森回忆说，他看到麦克布莱德在柯林斯显然失去知觉的时候又踢又踩。”五名男子都承认聚众斗殴罪。
柯林斯是一名没有前科的土木工程师，他的辩护律师凯拉·巴德曼说:“他先打了一拳，但在这起非常不幸的事件中，他可能是最糟糕的那个。”
"He's 22 so youth is on his side, and he's a person of good character. This incident is entirely out of character. Clearly alcohol was involved that night to make him act out of character - that coupled with his lack of maturity."
Ken Heckle, defending McBride, who also has no previous convictions, said: "This defendant places no blame on anyone but himself. He's had difficulty coming to terms with it all, but there was not only a guilty plea, but admissions of his guilt in interview.
"Sadly this defendant did kick and was seen stamping on Collins. It's only fortunate that he did not receive any significant injuries. It got tot he stage where the violence was really quite severe.
"That's not his normal behaviour. He can only explain that he wouldn't have acted that way if he hadn't been in drink." He added that McBride had struggled with his mental health and drug use.
Olivia Beesley, defending Hunter, who also has no previous convictions, said: "Initially, Hunter is the one who is trying to keep the peace. There are punches thrown at him.
"He doesn't retaliate. Of course, this does change, and when it does change it changes drastically. This isn't lost on him. He's very scared of the impact his actions had that night.
"He shows significant remorse and shame over his actions that evening and it is my submission that this was out of character for him. This really is the only blemish, but a large blemish, on his life."
Paul Davidson, defending Ward, who has one previous conviction relating to excess alcohol, said: "Alcohol has featured very highly in this young man's life.
"I have no doubt that had he not drank alcohol that night he would not have behaved in the manner that he did. He's extremely remorseful and says he regrets every moment of what's happened. Violence, to him, is very much out of character."
Anna Duke, defending Crowe, who has no previous convictions, said her client was a "Tail End Charlie" who had not been involved in the whole fight.
She said: "When two of his closest friends were knocked unconscious on the floor, he then lost his temper and became involved in this affray."
Michael Collins, of Common Road, Newton-le-Willows, was given an eight month suspended sentence, a rehabilitation requirement and 100 hours of unpaid work.
Aaron McBride, also of Common Road, Newton-le-Willows, was given a 12 month suspended sentence, a rehabilitation requirement and 100 hours of unpaid work.
Nicholas Hunter, of Morden Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, was given an eight month suspended sentence and 140 hours of unpaid work.
Russel Ward, of Redmayne Close, Newton-le-Willows, was given a 10 month suspended sentence, a rehabilitation requirement, 100 hours of unpaid work and a six-month alcohol programme.
Benjamin Crowe, of Whitecross Court, Newton-le-Willows, was given a nine month suspended sentence, a rehabilitation requirement and 120 hours of unpaid work.
