A VISITOR to Dunfermline sustained lifelong injuries when he was thrown out of a nightclub by a doorman.

The man sustained a fractured kneecap and deep facial cut after being ejected from the Brasshouse by staff member Thomas Bater.

The incident was captured on CCTV, which showed the injured man lying sprawled on the pavement outside the venue.

Bater, 30, of Leadside Crescent, Wellwood, was found guilty after a trial at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He had denied that on April 1, 2018, at Carnegie Drive, he assaulted the victim by pushing him on the body, causing him to the fall to the ground, whereby he was rendered unconscious, all to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and permanent impairment.

The 53-year-old victim, from the Belfast area, had been visiting Fife to attend a First World War remembrance event.

The incident was captured on CCTV and shown in court. The victim can be seen being thrown out of the bar and onto the pavement outside.

He sustained a fractured kneecap and appeared in the witness box with a walking stick.

The court heard he had to give up his job as a bus driver for special needs children. He said he had been told he would be on painkillers for the rest of his life and said the incident has affected his mental health.

He required facial surgery after sustaining a deep cut to his nose and also underwent an operation on his knee.

Sheriff Charles Macnair called for reports and Bater will be sentenced on June 21.