Really ugly scenes.
Police in Kent were called to a local pub after a mass brawl involving more than 20 people erupted at the Command House in Chatham, Kent.
Kent Police said that officers were called to reports of a fight at about 8.15pm. A spokesperson said: ‘Officers attended around 8.30pm and spoke to a group of people. No offences or complaints were disclosed, and no arrests were made.”
As you can see in the footage below, around 20 people brawl in a two minute long fistfight. One man can be seen cowering for cover as others lunge towards him. The rest of the crowd started booing, heckling and throwing plastic pint cups and cans.
In the footage, you can see one woman repeatedly hitting a man as he attacks another man that’s cowering on the ground.
Following the incident, Kent Online have reported that the pub will not be showing any more World Cup games.
A statement posted on the pub’s Facebook page said: “First, we’d like to thank everyone that came down throughout the games to watch and who helped created a fantastic atmosphere. We’ve had a very constructive and supportive meeting with the Medway police licensing team who are happy to work with us to continue showing the World Cup, however, we have taken the internal decision that, despite the support and encouragement of the police licensing team, we are not prepared to continue to provide this service.”
They add: “We will not be showing any further World Cup games, including the England v Sweden game this coming Saturday 7th, and in addition any future football tournaments. Medway has now lost it’s opportunity to watch football tournaments, in what is one of it’s best outside spaces, because of the actions of a handful of idiots.
“We’ve also taken the decision to give the staff some much needed time off, after all of the hard work and effort they’ve put into the games so they can enjoy the forthcoming game at their leisure. We will be closed all day on Saturday 7th July. Finally, we’d like to extend a special thank you to the Medway police licensing team, all of the staff at The Command House and the video screen provider Video Illusions.”
