Preston pub owner who assaulted customer at Sylvester’s Bar & Soul Suite given community order and fined

By Sean Gleaves
Published 4th Nov 2023, 16:55 BST
Updated 4th Nov 2023, 16:55 BST
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A pub owner was ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined after he attacked a customer in Preston.

James Peoples, 36, admitted ABH (assault occasioning actual bodily harm) after the incident at Sylvester’s Bar and Soul Lounge in Church Street.

It was reported that a man in his 60s had been assaulted and taken to hospital for treatment in the early hours of Sunday morning (October 1).

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The injured customer has since been discharged from hospital.

A pub owner avoided jail after attacking a customer in PrestonA pub owner avoided jail after attacking a customer in Preston
A pub owner avoided jail after attacking a customer in Preston

Peoples, of Dodgson Place, Preston, was arrested, taken into custody and later charged with ABH.

He pleaded guilty two days after the attack and appeared at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday, October 31.

Peoples was handed a 12-month community order and must complete 100 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay £600 compensation to his victim.