An alleged incident in a nightclub sparked trouble outside, a court heard.

Jack Bradford denied touching a woman improperly at The Loft in Weston-super-Mare.

But after he left the premises he was pursued by a group, including George Burrows who called police.

With that Bradford approached Mr Burrows, pushed him to the ground and kicked him unconscious before assaulting two more people.

Bradford, 20, of Greenhill Close in Weston-super-Mare, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Mr Burrows on June 26 last year.

He also pleaded guilty to assaults on Kai Jones and a woman.

Judge William Hart handed Bradford 11 months youth custody, suspended for 18 months.

He told him: "Mr Burrows suffered a bump on his head, a tender neck and a constant headache.

"That was more luck than judgement.

"This was a kick to the head and often very serious injury can result.

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"This is yet another example of what can happen when young people have too much to drink.

"You behaved in a way which was wholly out of character for you, totally foreign to your normal behaviour."

Bradford was ordered to pay Mr Burrows £350 compensation, carry out 80 hours of unpaid work and undergo up to ten days of rehabilitation.

Julian Howells, prosecuting, said it was near Alexandra Parade where Bradford ran at Mr Burrows, pulled him to the ground and kicked him to the head and body, causing him to lose consciousness.

Bristol Crown Court heard Bradford then punched Kai Jones and struck an unintended, glancing blow to the woman's lip.

Mr Howells said police arrived on the scene within ten minutes, arrested Bradford and he made no comment in interview.

Virginia Cornwall, defending via video link, told the judge her client is asthmatic, had been self-isolating from coronavirus, and immediate custody would heighten his vulnerability to the killer bug.

She said Bradford, a man of previous good character, lost his self-control in drink.

Miss Cornwall said: "He is polite and respectful.

"He left school at 16 and he has always been in work.

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"He has a stable home and support of his family.

"He is unlikely to offend again, he recognises the impact of what he did and the seriousness of it.

"He feels aggrieved to some extent; he believes he was wrongly pursued."