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A pub footballer allegedly attacked a teammate after a charity match in Exeter

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A pub footballer allegedly attacked a teammate after a charity match. Colin Roast set on victim William Hart in the gents at an Exeter pub and hit his head so hard against a urinal that it smashed, a jury has been told. The two men had just finished a charity football match in which they both played for the Green Gables before going to the Buddle Lane pub to drink. Exeter Crown Court has been shown CCTV images from the pub showing Roast following Mr Hart into the toilets and coming out 33 seconds later, followed after another eight seconds by Mr Hart, still pulling up his trousers. Roast, aged 47, of Kinnerton Court, Exeter, denies causing actual bodily harm in the alleged attack in June last year. Miss Janice Eagles, prosecuting, said the two men were distantly related by marriage and there was ill feeling between them because Roast believed Mr Hart had slept with his wife. She said Roast had made threats to Mr Hart's mother, telling him he was going to cause him serious damage and telling her 'he's no longer a boy and he's going to take the punishment'. Mr Hart was called as a late replacement in a charity match to play for the Green Gables at Salmon Pool Lane and Roast was on the same team. They went back to the pub and were drinking outside if different groups outside before the incident which happened shortly before 3.30 pm. Miss Eagles said CCTV showed Roast visiting the toilets a minute before the attack and leaving. He then returned straight away when he saw Mr Hart going to the gents and followed him in. She said:"We say Hart was using the urinal when he noticed someone come in. He says Roast punched him and grabbed him in a headlock. "He tried to release the grip but Roast forced him against the toilet, which broke causing a wound to the back of his head. "When Roast came out he was heard to say 'family or not, he should not be screwing my wife'." Mr Hart suffered a four to five centimetre wound which needed stitches. Roast told police the injuries were accidental. He said Mr Hart came towards him as he went into the toilets and he slipped on the wet floor when he pushed him back. He said Mr Hart was unsteady on his feet after drinking a yard of ale. The trial continues.

A pub footballer allegedly attacked a teammate after a charity match in Exeter


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