Bilston Malones Bar has licence pulled after staff failed to act on brutal attack

Malones Bar in Bilston, which had its licence suspended following the incident on November 7 last year, was unable to convince council officials that the premises should keep its licence in a meeting.

CCTV footage, which was provided by Pc Mitch Harvey of the West Midlands Police licensing department, showed a young man being punched once in the face and hitting his head on the end of the bar as he fell to the floor.

A further punch was thrown but did not make contact, before the offender poured a drink over the head of the victim.

The victim then left the premises with his father, only to be accosted by the offender and his acquaintances further down the road by Barclays bank.

A further more serious assault took place, as did a robbery, which saw the victim's wallet and mobile phone taken.

Shockingly, manager of Malones bar, Tony Mandani, then let the offender, locally known as Gavin, back into the premises, where he is seen to then go behind the bar and help himself to a pint.

Mr Mandani said: "I did not see the assault take place, as I was at the door of the premises, letting people in and out as we had a private party taking place that evening.

"Only once my brother, Mohammed Mandani told me of what happened, did I let Gavin back in. He apologised to me and then went behind the bar to apologise to Mo.

"We didn't hear a peep out of him for the rest of the evening."

When asked by the licensing committee and Pc Harvey as to why no member of staff called the emergency services after the attack, Mr Mandani said: "We were worried we would lose control.

"It was to prevent people from becoming hyper."

Later, the CCTV footage revealed the upper section of the bar, with members of the public apparently crushing, lining and snorting cocaine. It was also unclear as to whether an exchange of drugs, possibly cannabis, was exchanged as part of a drug deal.

The Mandani brothers admitted that they had permitted smoking to take place on the premises.

Chairman of the six-hour licensing committee meeting, Councillor Alan Bolshaw, said: "The committee has carefully considers all the evidence presented to it and as there have been significant breaches in the licensing conditions including after-hours drinking, smoking and failure to act appropriately after a violent assault.

"The apparent gross mismanagement of the premises leaves the committee with no option but to revoke the licence."

This means that Malones will now be closed and unable to operate, pending an appeal.

Speaking outside of the meeting, Mr Tony Mandani said: "We have been made to seem like something out of Scarface. Just call me Al Pacino."