A man has landed in court after a violent altercation at a licensed premises in Goulburn.
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Bruce Gilbert Smith, 58, of Howard Boulevard, Goulburn, was convicted of common assault at Goulburn Local Court on December 2.
Magistrate Geraldine Beattie told the court that on June 30, 2020 Smith and co-accused Christopher Steven Granger were "drunk" at a licensed venue. She said the pair were "cut off" from alcohol by a staff member before the situation turned violent. The magistrate presented to the court that Smith and Granger attacked a man while he was "eating his dinner" with the staff member who had previously ceased service. She said the pair were "carrying on at the staff member" while she ate.
Magistrate Beattie said the two men yelled: "You... bitch. You're..., you dirty slut." The magistrate told the court Granger and Smith were then involved in a violent altercation. She said Smith had punched the victim in the face, while the victim was being "held back" by staff.
The magistrate said there was a "big need to deter violence like this" in the community.
She said Granger had been convicted at Goulburn Local Court on November 18.
Smith was convicted, fined $900 and sentenced to a nine-month Community Corrections Order.
