Drunken mother-of-two, 44, punched a bar manageress in the throat after her ex-boyfriend was thrown out of a cocktail bar over claims he’d ‘offered a line’ to a bartender – as court orders her to pay victim £85
- Patricia Challinor, from Toxteth, Liverpool, punched Kellsey Sharpe in the throat
- The mum-of-two had been celebrating her birthday at The Red Door in Chester
- The 44-year-old wept as she admitted assault at Chester Magistrates Court
- Ordered to pay victim £85 in compensation and was given a community order
A bar manageress was beaten up by an angry mother-of-two after her ex-boyfriend was thrown out of the cocktail bar over claims that he ‘offered a line’ to staff.
Drunken Patricia Challinor, from Toxteth, Liverpool, punched Kellsey Sharpe, the manager of The Red Door in Chester, hard in the throat before throwing a glass towards her.
Challinor, who had been celebrating her 44th birthday, became enraged after her former partner was told to leave after it was alleged that he had broken the bar’s no-drug policy.
The glass narrowly missed Miss Sharpe and smashed against the wall.
Patricia Challinor admitted that she assaulted Kellsey Sharpe at The Red Door cocktail bar in Chester on July 17. At Chester Magistrates Court she was ordered to pay the victim £85 in compensation, complete a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work.
Chester Magistrates Court heard that before the pair had been told to leave Challinor and her ex had been seen inappropriately touching each other under a table while they were drinking Rum Punches and Espresso Martinis.
The mother-of-two wept as she admitted assault and was ordered to pay Miss Sharpe £85 in compensation.
She was also ordered to complete a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work.
Bar manageress Kellsey Sharpe (pictured) asked Patricia Challinor’s ex-boyfriend to leave The Red Door after it was claimed he ‘offered a line’ to staff members. Challinor proceeded to punch Miss Sharpe in the throat and threw a glass at her.
Speaking on behalf of Miss Sharpe, prosecutor Tanya Berridge-Burley said: ‘He was asked to leave the bar.
‘He demanded a refund for a drink and obviously denied having any drugs. But Miss Sharpe said he had broken the rules of behaviour of the bar and its no drugs policy.
‘As they were explaining this to him, the female punched the victim with her right hand very hard and connected with her throat just above the chest area. She fell back backwards and then saw a glass being thrown towards her which hit the wall behind her and smashed.’
The victim, in her 20s, suffered reddening to her neck during the incident on July 17 and suffered ‘minor psychological harm and distress’.
Following the incident, the doormen escorted Challinor and her partner to the door where they ‘ran away’.
After contacting the city’s CCTV controllers, staff at the cocktail bar were told to phone the police.
Challinor and her ex-partner were celebrating her 44th birthday at The Red Door cocktail bar in Chester before the assault occurred.
Miss Berridge-Burley said: ‘They were advised that both the defendant and the male had been located.
‘The staff pointed to the defendant on the CCTV and identified her. It was the same female police had detained.’
Challinor was then taken to custody where she accepted, she had assaulted the bar manager but said she did not know why she had done it.
The prosecutor added: ‘She said she had been out drinking with her partner.
‘She was remorseful and apologetic.’
The court was told that Challinor had three previous convictions for three offences, the most recent being in 2008 for an unrelated matter.
Challinor (left) was ordered to pay Miss Sharpe (right) £85 in compensation at Chester Magistrates Court. She was also ordered to complete a 12-month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work.
In mitigation defence Peter Barnett said ‘the assault was seen as a one-off incident’.
He added: ‘She lives alone with her two children. What happened was that they had just purchased some expensive drinks when they were asked to leave after they had spent about £18.
‘She recalled pushing rather than punching the victim which may be reflected in why the reddening had cleared up before the police attended.
‘There was no injury. It was aggravated by the throwing of a glass, and it was aggravated by the victim being in their place of employment.
‘She concedes that she was drinking far too much. She accepts that she was drinking shots and has limited recall of this particular incident.’
Sentencing Challinor, JP Roy Barron told her: ‘You are obviously remorseful, and this really is out of character.
‘That lady you hit was just going about her daily work. You know you should not have been doing that. It was not fair on her.
‘If that glass had connected with someone you could have been looking at a really serious charge. Luckily it did not. We do not like to see that kind of behaviour in Chester.’
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