Men in 30s attack bouncers with taser gun after ID check
Two men in their 30s who were turned away from a Northampton nightclub because they did not have ID returned soon after, armed with a high-voltage stun-gun and a knuckleduster.
Amir Uddin, aged 30, and Aninash Gowereesunkar, aged 31, were refused entry to Skint Disco, a student night at the Roadmender on February 26, a court heard.
But after briefly leaving the scene, they returned with a Taser stun-gun and knuckleduster before Gowereesunkar tried to attack the door staff.
Northampton Crown Court heard the pair had been barred from entering the club, in Lady's Lane, because they did not have identification proving they were aged 18 or over.
Uddin, of Dixon Road, Kingsthorpe, admitted buying the high-voltage incapacitating weapon – thought to have been sold on the internet – taking it back to the Roadmender and then handing it to Gowereesunkar. He admitted purchasing, transferring and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Gowereesunkar, of Poole Street, The Mounts, pleaded guilty to possessing the weapon, handed to him by his co-accused, affray and having an offensive weapon in a public place. Attempts were made by Gowereesunkar to discharge it but he failed to make contact with any of the door staff.
They were arrested in Horsemarket soon after the incident having left the scene.
Both men spoke only to confirm their names, and guilty pleas during a short hearing before Judge Richard Bray yesterday.
Matthew Maynard, prosecuting, said the Taser stun gun was bought by Uddin up to a year before it was produced during the disturbance at Roadmender.
The court heard Uddin had never offended before while Gowereesunkar's last conviction dated back to 2004.
Richard Holloway, defending Gowereesunkar, said the affray had started because they had been refused entry to the club without proof-of-age ID, despite both being aged in their 30s.
He added: "He has been an idiot in the past and he's been an idiot with these offences but there has been an immense amount of progress in this young man's life since 2004."
Judge Richard Bray adjourned sentencing for probation reports to be prepared and released the two defendants on bail on condition of residence, non-association and a 7pm-to-7am curfew.
He warned them to prepare for possible prison sentences, adding: "You can't go and brandish a Taser at bouncers at a nightclub. Where they get hold of these things, I just do not know."
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