Elderly man ‘barred from Wetherspoons’ is flattened by flying chair ‘when he walks back into pub and tries to steal customer’s mobile phone’
- Man struck by chair while at The Thomas Frost pub in Liverpool on December 9
- CCTV footage shows customer being hit on head and collapsing to the ground
- He had been barred from pub and is alleged to have tried to steal a mobile phone
- Person who owned phone threw chair before both customers left, said the chain
This is the shocking moment an elderly man ‘barred from Wetherspoons’ is flattened by a flying chair ‘when he walks back into the pub and tries to steal a customer’s mobile phone’.
CCTV shows the man at The Thomas Frost on Walton Road, Liverpool, being struck by the wooden item while stood up on 9 December.
The customer had been thrown out of the pub but re-entered without the duty manager’s knowledge before allegedly ‘trying to steal a mobile phone from a table’, according to the chain.
In the clip, the man, who is wearing a black bobble hat and jacket, can be seen walking around the venue while carrying a plastic bag.
The chair (circled) can be seen flying towards the elderly man (left) before striking him on the head (right) at The Thomas Frost pub in Liverpool on December 9. The chain said he had been barred from the pub and is alleged to have tried to steal another customer’s mobile phone
He then turns and appears to shout at someone out of frame before, suddenly, a chair is thrown across the room and hits him on the head.
The man collapses to the ground as members of staff and customers rush to his aid.
An argument is said to have been triggered between the man and the customer who owned the phone.
The elderly man declined an offer of medical help from the duty manager before becoming ‘abusive towards staff’ and leaving the pub.
The customer who threw the chair also left after being asked to do so by staff.
Merseyside Police said the incident was not reported to the force.
The video, which was shared on social media, has gained over 133,000 views with users reacting to the violent incident.
A spokesman for Wetherspoons told MailOnline: ‘A customer who was barred gained admission to the pub unbeknown the duty manager.
CCTV footage shows the man collapsing to the ground while a staff member rushes to his aid. Wetherspoons said the customer declined an offer of medical help from the duty manager
Customers and staff members can be seen helping the man as he stands back up. He is then said to have ‘become abusive towards staff’ before leaving the pub
The incident took place at The Thomas Frost pub (pictured above). A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said the incident was not reported to the force
‘It is alleged that he tried to steal a mobile phone from a table, and an argument ensued between the barred customer and the customer who owned the phone.
‘The customer who owned the phone then proceeded to throw a chair at the customer, knocking him to the floor.
‘The duty manger then became involved and went to assist the barred customer, he was asked if he was okay and did he need any attention, he declined this, then became abusive towards staff and he left the pub
‘The other party was asked to leave and they did so. We apologise to our customers that this happened in our pub.’