Pub boss quits after stabbing
The manager of a controversial Wolverhampton pub where a man was stabbed to death has resigned.
Police today also revealed broken pool cues, used as weapons, and signs of drug abuse had been found at the venue.
Anita Davis has quit The Flying Dutchman in Merry Hill following the knife killing of company director Andrew Diack from Fordhouses.
Police are now asking for a security clampdown at the pub, run by Enterprise Inns, but it could be shut for good if council chiefs fear future trouble.
In a report to the council's licensing committee, which meets on March 9 to decide the pub's fate, Bilston Street licensing officer Pc Natalie Holt revealed: "Davis has now resigned from her post as designated premises supervisor at The Flying Dutchman and has terminated her employment with Enterprise Inns."
She said when police were called to the Claverley Drive pub to investigate the death of 29-year-old Mr Diack on February 7, the inside was in "general disarray".
Pc Holt said: "There was drug paraphernalia, cigarette debris and smashed glass bottles and pint glasses were strewn around the floor. There were a number of broken pool cues which (were) believed to be weapons."
She revealed a list of nine sanctions police want imposed if council chiefs decide the pub can re-open.
They include a ban on serving drinks after midnight, or 1am on Bank Holidays, and for the pub to be cleared by 1am. Officers would also demand CCTV, better staff training, and a book detailing any trouble.
A letter to the committee from a grandmother living in Claverley Drive, released today, adds to calls for the pub to be "shut for good".
