By Amy Walker,Benjamin Lynch,Tom McGhie
Copyright dailystar
A bloke who consumed cocaine and necked 10 pints ended up knifing a bouncer during what was meant to be a celebration of his unborn child’s gender. Luke Allman was slammed with a nine-year prison sentence following the shocking events of February 23, during which he menaced bar workers and bellowed: “I’m going to f*****g kill everyone.” Allman had been out on the lash with mates at the Bask bar near Stockport station in Greater Manchester. Trouble kicked off when Allman, 26, positioned himself in a ‘no service’ zone and yelled “I’ve been waiting here for ages.” He hurled a sign that a member of staff had shown him explaining why customers couldn’t be served in that spot , before being told to leave and “violently ejected”, Minshull Street Crown Court was told. A brawl ensued, leaving Allman and two security personnel wounded , with one female guard throwing up after taking a blow to the head. CCTV footage captured Allman hitting the deck on his back before walking off. 12 minutes later, he came back brandishing a flick knife he believed was lawful because the blade didn’t “look that big”. “It’s alright pal, I just need one minute,” he declared, trying to gain entry to Bask, which has since been rebranded under new ownership. It was at this point that Allman ‘lunged’ at a doorman and seemed to strike him, the court was told. He plunged the blade into a bouncer who hadn’t been part of the original fracas. The doorman sustained horrific wounds and required urgent surgery due to his bowel protruding from a gash in his stomach. It took four security personnel to disarm Allman of the blade. During the struggle, one staff member sustained a head injury and damaged their thumb. Allman subsequently informed police officers that he had consumed alcohol and claimed to have been manhandled by the security team. The doorman who was knifed revealed he feared for his life during the attack. He explained: “I’m normally quite active, but after that moment I am wary of my surroundings and look around a lot more. When people are around I’m scared, worried and anxious. I don’t want to return to door work due to the risk to my safety and other people.” Meanwhile, the female door supervisor revealed she required a fortnight’s treatment at a psychiatric facility following the ordeal. “I’ve never been so scared and embarrassed in my life,” she revealed. “This stupid, unnecessary incident changed my life forever.” Allman has now been sentenced to nine years behind bars after admitting to causing grievous bodily harm with intent; assault occasioning actual bodily harm; and possession of an offensive weapon. Defence barrister Henry Blackshaw described the incident as catastrophic for Allman, his relatives and those he harmed. “He was inebriated, I spoke to him earlier today and he doesn’t have a clear memory,” Mr Blackshaw stated. “He had at least 10 pints of beer and had taken a modest amount of cocaine. We say he was moved in a very heavy handed way and the use of force was unnecessary. He was flung out on his back. Physically hurt, and feeling a sense of grievance at the way he was handled, he wanders up the road and makes the drunken decision to return with a knife and attacks the nearest member of door staff.” Mr Blackshaw explained that Allman bore no personal animosity towards the man he stabbed, with the victim simply being the closest person within reach. Judge Maurice Greene declared: “There was some provocation, you were violently ejected. That is limited mitigation as less than a quarter of an hour later, you went back and exacted retribution to the nearest doorman you could find. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”