Lynne Marie Azevedo claims she pushed Alison Shirvani, landlady of Rockies bar in Hartlepool's Church Street, because she was "just being a caring mother" concerned that the bar had let her underage daughter in.



Azevedo, 48, is now the subject of a 12-month community order and has been ordered to pay Ms Shirvani £50 compensation.

Town magistrates heard that Azevedo, of Grasmere Street, Hartlepool, pushed the landlady when she wouldn't let her into the bar, causing a scratch to her arm.

Alan Davison, prosecuting at Hartlepool Magistrates' Court, said Ms Shirvani was standing at the door of the pub when a drunken Azevedo approached with two male friends.

He said: "Ms Shirvani told Mrs Azevedo she wasn't allowed to enter because she was barred previously. They began to argue.

"Ms Shirvani said Mrs Azevedo was drunk, and the argument escalated into Mrs Azevedo pushing Ms Shirvani, during which Ms Shirvani sustained a two-inch scratch on her arm.

"She said she was upset with the pub in question because Mrs Azevedo's daughter had been allowed into the pub even though she was underage.

"She said she was wound up and grabbed the complainant but was under the influence of alcohol.

"This is the bottom end of the common assault scale.

"The injury was no longer visible for the police to take photographs and the complainant didn't go to hospital."

Azevedo admitted common assault on May 9.

She was already on a conditional discharge for a theft committed in March last year.

John Ellwood, mitigating, said: "Mrs Azevedo is very sorry to the lady for what happened.

"She was wound up by matters outside this lady's control and the landlady was blameless in this matter.

"It was entirely her fault and she is very sorry.

"She is delighted to note that any scratch that may or may not have occurred had disappeared by the time the police arrived."

Speaking to the Mail after the case, Azevedo, who has a daughter Laura, 20, Hayley, 15 and son Haydn, eight, said: "A friend of my daughter Hayley told her there are certain pubs that serve you.

"It's just a horrible situation to be in. I have got this hanging over me.

"I wanted to get a decent job. I was going for a job as a community care officer around the area where I'm living.

"I was just sticking up for what I think is right and I ended up in court.

"I was just being a caring mother."