Chaos erupts between two traveller families in 'horror' scenes at pub
dailyrecord.co.ukTwo members of traveller families have been caged after a violent feud caused chaos to erupt in a pub.Dougie Joyce, 36, and his brother Tom Joyce, 27, were both jailed for violent disorder after trouble broke out for about half an hour between the Joyces and Dohertys.A court heard that the shocking incident ended up with two members of the Doherty family being rushed to hospital with 'significant injuries'.
The disorder happened when the two families had attended the Vine pub in Collyhurst, near Manchester, the MEN reports.The two families visited the watering hole as part of a wake following the death of two young men who were part of the traveller community.The incident marked the latest episode in the long running feud between the rival families.Prosecutors told Manchester Crown Court how trouble began at about 5pm on Friday, October 2, 2020.
They said footage from the pub showed signs of conflict and verbal rows before it turned violent about 20 minutes later, with two groups of about 10 young men forming distinct groups.Trouble spilled out onto the car park, after Tom Joyce had grabbed a bottle of beer inside the pub and smashed it, before wielding it.
Tom Joyce continued to be armed with the bottle as a fight broke out, and he struck a member of the Doherty family to the face with it, the court heard.
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