Seven men jailed after brawl at Bury nightclub (From Prestwich and Whitefield Guide)

Seven men jailed after brawl at Bury nightclub

10:20am Monday 6th July 2009

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Seven men have been jailed for a brawl in which bottles were thrown across a busy nightclub in Bury.

The men were sentenced at Bolton Crown Court on Friday.

Omar Din, 21, of Arley Avenue, Bury, was jailed for 20 months for violent disorder, 16 months for possession of a bladed article and one month for obstructing a police officer.

Mohammed Din, 36, of Arley Avenue, Bury, was given 10 months' imprisonment for affray.

Warren Machin, 21, from Cheetham Hill, was sentenced to 14 months for violent disorder and three months for possession of a bladed article.

Richard Smith, 28, from Lower Broughton, was jailed for 14 months for violent disorder.

Aldaire Warmington, 22, from Salford, was given 14 months for violent disorder.

Lincoln Warmington, 22, from Salford, was jailed for 14 months for violent disorder.

Lenroy Hazel, 52, of Rochdale Old Road, Bury, was sentenced to 12 months for violent disorder and 16 months for possessing an offensive weapon.

Hazel was also sentenced for separate matters and given three years each for possession of a class A drug with intent to supply and supplying a class A drug to run concurrently and consecutively with the other matters, totaling five years and four months.

All of them pleaded guilty at earlier hearings.

Just before 3am Saturday, April 12, 2008, the men were at the Lush nightclub in Haymarket Street, Bury, and became involved in a dispute on the stairs inside the club.

Omar Din, Mohammed Din and Lincoln Warmington climbed the stairs and Warmington launched an unprovoked attack on a man, punching him.

The man ran into the ladies' toilets for refuge and Mohammed Din unsuccessfully tried to push his way in to get at the man.

Smith, Aldaire Warmington and Machin joined the others outside the toilets.

A scuffle broke out and Omar Din, Machin and Hazel all brandished knives.

Warmington hit Hazel over the head with a bottle and he lunged forward to react, and appears to have accidentally stabbed one of his own associates.

The fight continued and spilled into the club's smoking area outside, with bottles and bricks being used as weapons.

The entire fight was caught on CCTV and at one point, a man was seen lying on the floor, seemingly unconscious and Aldaire Warmington appears to attempt to strike him with a brick.

Eventually, the defendants were herded into a corner by staff and left the club laughing and joking.

Detective Constable Dave Looby, of Bury CID, said: "This fight was absolutely shocking and must have been incredibly frightening for the many innocent clubbers, who were simply out to enjoy their night.

"This group of men are pathetic, carrying knives and endangering themselves and other people like this and I am pleased to see they are now all where they belong."

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