Kevin Keelan and Kai Finch attacked Martin Rowe at the Monument pub in Southport earlier this year. He was punched and kicked, kicked in a corner and one of them threw a glass at him during the incident in January. A judge at Liverpool Crown Court today gave both men a second chance as he decided not to imprison them. READ MORE:Liverpool Crown Court trials set to end as lawyers vote on strike Prosecutioner Nardeen Nemat said Keelan, 42, and Finch, 21, were former colleagues and both drank at the Monument on the night of Jan. 15, 2022. Keelan was with a woman he had just started dating. to go out, having gone to the pub a few weeks earlier with his ex. He got angry when Mr. Rowe, with whom he went to school, seemed to suggest to the woman that he still had a girlfriend and started fighting with him. Ms Nemat said Keelan punched Mr Rowe and pushed him back before Finch joined. Other customers tried to stop the fight, but both Keelan and Finch continued, pushing the owner toward the toilet door. Finch threw a glass at Mr. Rowe and then the two men continued to punch and kick him before throwing tables and a bar stool. Keelan and Finch were both charged with assault and assault and pleaded guilty last month. Frank Dillon, representing Keelan, said his client, who has two convictions more than a decade ago, was deeply saddened by the “ugly” incident. He said: “I can rightly say that this is behavior that is out of character for this accused. “Although he is older, he is small and now he is 17 or 18 years old.” Jacob Dyer, representing Finch, said the 21-year-old, who has no convictions, also had remorse for his actions, adding that he came to a “very low point” when his relationship had just ended and he had lost his job. Kai Finch (left), 21, of Salisbury Street, Southport, and Kevin Keelan, right, 42, of Cherry Drive, Ainsdale, were both sentenced to nine months in prison with an 18-month suspension in Liverpool. Crown Court on Monday, June 20, 2022.. The judge, Liverpool Honorary Recorder Andrew Menary, QC, said Keelan was clearly annoyed by what Mr Rowe had told him, but said that “whatever it was, he did not justify any kind of violence against him. ». Turning to Finch, the city’s top judge said: “Obviously you felt like you were going to help your friend, but there was no violence from Martin Rowe. All Mr Rowe did was defend himself. “Then you both put it on this man.” Finch, of Salisbury Street, Southport, and Keelan, of Cherry Road, Ainsdale, were both sentenced to nine months in prison with a 12-month suspension. Read more related articles Read more related articles
