A MAN went to a pub despite being banned from the premises and hurled a concrete post through the window, hitting a woman sat inside on the back of the head.

Magistrates in Worcester heard how police received calls from the West Midland Tavern in Lowesmoor where Thomas Hill had hurled a concrete hydrant marker through the window.

Hill, 36, of Newtown Road, Worcester had decided to go for a drink after working several consecutive weekends and the court heard he “felt he had earned a drink.”

After spending most of the day drinking, Hill arrived at the West Midland Tavern, which he had previously been banned, expecting to find friends there.

Nicola Ritchie, prosecuting, said: “At around 7.50 on the evening in question, the defendant smashed a window with a concrete hydrant marker hitting someone on the back of the head.

“He had been banned from the pub for a year following a separate incident so he shouldn’t have been there.

“He went to the pub and was recognised, challenged and asked to leave.

“When he threw the post he hit the victim, causing a 2.5cm cut. She was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital where the injury had to be glued.”

The court also heard how Hill had been assaulted outside the pub, and was seen outside walking round in circles in a “very agitated” state as a result of the assault, along with his drinking during the day.

Hill pleaded guilty to the two charges, one of causing criminal damage to property and another to assaulting a person causing actual bodily harm.

In his defence, the court heard how he had previously struggled with drink, and that he could not remember any of what happened on the night and had told police that the last thing he could remember was talking to a barmaid before waking up in hospital.

In a letter read out in court, Hill said that he felt ashamed of his actions and never intended to hurt anyone.

The magistrates heard Hill had been seeking help from Swanswell for his problems with alcohol and that the night of the assault, April 4, had been the first time he had had a drink in four month.

Magistrates ordered Hill to pay a total of £1,090 in compensation, fines and charges, including £300 to replace the window and £300 to the woman who was hit by the concrete post.

He was also given a 12-month community order with 30 days for continued rehabilitation work.