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A drinker attacked a bouncer at a bar after his younger brother was thrown out for urinating on the floor of the ladies toilets, a court has heard.

Jordan Niel Brown punched the member of door staff from behind with a "heavy blow" that broke his jaw and eye socket and left him needing metal plates inserted in his face.

Swansea Crown Court heard Brown shouted "Don't touch my brother" before launching the sneak attack.

Ashanti-Jade Walton, prosecuting, said Brown, his younger brother Nathan, and a group of friends were in The Optimist bar in the Uplands area of Swansea on the evening of March 16.

The bar was busy on the night in question following Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam win .

Miss Walton said door staff were called to the ladies toilets in the bar where Nathan Brown was urinating and causing a disturbance.

The younger sibling was asked to leave the pub because of his behaviour and his level of intoxication but "became difficult" and starting remonstrating with staff.

He was ushered out of the premises but made a number of attempts to get back in and was "verbally abusive" to staff. It was at this stage that 22-year-old Jordan Brown became involved.

The court heard Brown initially tried to calm his younger sibling down and get him to walk away but without success.

Miss Walton said Nathan Brown swung a punch at the bouncer, which missed, and was pushed away.

At his stage Brown shouted "Don't touch my brother" and launched a "hook"-type punch from behind the bouncer, catching him on the side of the face.

The court heard the member of door staff was subsequently taken to Morriston Hospital where X-rays showed he had a fractured eye socket and cheek . He spent four days in hospital and had to undergo surgery under general anaesthetic to have metal plates fitted in his face.

Following details of the attack being shared on social media Jordan Brown handed himself in to police on March 28.

Brown, of Gellideg, Rhydyfro, Pontardawe , admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm. He has no previous convictions.

The court heard details of an impact statement from the bouncer in which he said the facial surgery had left him with scars which made him self-concious. He said he was still suffering pain from the injuries and was having trouble sleeping.

Nicola Powell, for Brown, said the defendant had initially got involved in the incident "with the best of intentions" but now found himself in court.

She said the events in the bar had been very much out of character for her client and he, along with his whole family, was "thoroughly ashamed" of what happened.

Judge Peter Heywood described the situation as "shameful". He said both brothers had clearly had too much to drink and after the younger sibling was asked to leave the premises trouble had followed culminating in the older brother delivering a "heavy blow" to the doorman from behind.

The judge told the defendant he could not complain if he were sent straight to prison but taking into account his guilty plea, previous lack of convictions, the fact it was a single blow, and that he was a hard-working young man Judge Heywood said he was prepared to suspended the sentence.

Brown was sentence to 16 months in prison suspended for 24 months and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work in the community and to pay his victim £2,000 compensation.

The court heard Nathan Brown has accepted a police caution for common assault for his part in the events at The Optimist.