Jonathan Thomas punched the landlord of the Farmers' Arms in the face, breaking his nose
A MAN who broke a landlord's nose after being asked to leave the premises was pursued down the street by fellow customers - one of whom he then hit on the head with a frying pan.
Swansea Crown Court heard that Jonathan Thomas and his partner had been drinking in the Farmers' Arms in Pontarddulais without incident - until closing time came.
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Thomas began to argue with a fellow customer and the landlord intervened and asked him to leave.
Ieuan Rees, for the prosecution, said Thomas initially seemed to comply with the request but then a confrontation developed in the doorway of the pub and the defendant landed a "heavy blow" to the landlord's face, breaking his nose and fracturing his eye sockets.
Thomas then left the pub and headed for his girlfriend's nearby house - pursued by people from the pub.
The court heard that a group gathered outside the house and began shouting at Thomas - who responded by coming out of the property armed with a frying pan.
Thomas was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court
The 29-year-old then hit one of the men in the group over the head with the pan up to five times - before having the pan taken of him and he in turn being assaulted by members of the gang, being hit with his own frying pan and punched and kicked.
The court heard that when police arrived Thomas was the most severely injured person at the scene, and he was initially taken to hospital rather than a police station.
Thomas, of Glynhir Road, Llandybie, had previously pleaded guilty to inflecting grievous bodily harm and to common assault when he appeared in the dock for sentencing.
Tom Scapens, for Thomas, said his client accepted his behaviour had been "disgusting and wholly stupid".
He said Thomas was a career for family members, and had had to give up work after being involved in a accident on the A48 in 2013 which had seen the vehicle he was a passenger in hit by another car, and which had claimed the lives of the pensioners in the other vehicle.
Judge Huw Davies QC said the landlord had merely been "trying to restore order" in his pub and in no way deserved what happened to him - the judge said the courts extended their "sympathy and protection" to people in such situations.
The judge sentenced Thomas to 12 months in prison suspended for two years for the grievous bodily harm, and ordered him to complete a rehabilitation course. No separate sentence was imposed for the common assault.
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