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Drunken usher bites off groom's uncle's finger at wedding 'like wild animal'
Daniel Peasnell was jailed for five years after he bit off part of Stephen Dixon's finger at his friend Peter Green's wedding at The Perch pub in Binsey, near Oxford
A drunk usher was jailed for five years for biting off a fellow guest's finger like a 'wild animal' at his best mate's wedding.
Daniel Peasnell, 33, had been drinking heavily at Peter Green's extravagant wedding at The Perch pub when he was thrown out for causing a ruckus.
Peasnell, who started drinking at breakfast on his 31st birthday, ended up in a brawl with his lifelong friend Mr Green outside the venue on his big day. It took three people to restrain him.
In the melee, Peasnell bit down hard on the finger of Mr Green's uncle, Stephen Dixon, breaking his bone. As a result of the incident, Mr Dixon lost part of one of his fingers and had another section amputated, Oxford Crown Court heard.
Judge Ian Pringle KC sentenced Peasnell to five years in prison for his actions, which also included threatening to bite off a police officer's nose. Police body-cam footage captured the moments immediately after Peasnell's assault at the venue in Binsey, near Oxford.
A man can be heard shouting: "He's bit half his finger off!" followed by a woman screaming, "Oh my God!". A police officer restraining Peasnell is later heard requesting an ambulance, stating: "Can you get an ambulance as well? I think someone's finger's been bitten off."
Peasnell is then seen sitting on the pavement, bloodied shirt and all, muttering: "I don't know what I've done wrong... Who have I assaulted?"
In his sentencing, Judge Pringle stated: "May 20, 2023, was a Saturday and was to be the day that one of your lifelong friends, Peter Green, got married.
"You were to be an usher at The Perch Inn, a beautiful venue for a wedding. The wedding itself was a tremendous success, described as 'marvellous'. A really lovely wedding. During the course of proceedings you clearly were drinking.
"You got into an argument with your then-girlfriend, Laura. You shouted at her and called her a w**** You were ejected from the wedding, something you didn't take kindly to.
"You got into a fight with the wedding organiser and a member of staff. Later on, you insisted that your friend, Peter Green, came out to speak to you. He did. You thought he would be kind to you and invite you back inside.
"He described your behaviour that evening as behaving like a wild animal. When it was clear he was not going to invite you back inside, you became angry and a fight broke out.
"This was witnessed by Mr Green's uncle, Stephen Dixon, his wife Karen and their children. Stephen Dixon and his son Fred decided to try and keep you quiet until the police arrived. [Mr Dixon] got on top of you and was holding you down.
"Just as the police were arriving, you saw his finger and bit on it with all your force. You bit so hard it broke his bone. The pain must have been excruciating, as we can see from the video.
"'He's biting my f****** finger,' [Mr Dixon] shouted. The police got hold of you and eventually managed to handcuff you and take you away.
"They had to take you to hospital. You did have injuries. At the hospital, your anger hadn't subsided.
"You turned to [one] police officer and said: 'Get off my arms or I will bite your f****** nose off'. That biting action was still in your mind hours later."
Peasnell had pleaded not guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent but was found guilty following a trial at the same court earlier in the year.
He had previously pleaded guilty to other charges of affray and using threatening words or behaviour towards a police officer.
Jonathan Coode, defending, said Peasnell, who hails from Essex, was filled with remorse and shame over the 'sorry affair', acknowledging he'd consumed a 'skinful' of alcohol and struggled with his relationship with drink.
"That is underestimating it," Judge Pringle remarked.
Mr Coode added that despite his behaviour, there was an aspect of 'excessive self-defence' in his actions.
"[Peasnell] was receiving punches to the head and body," he said. "He had had an absolute skinful. He couldn't breathe [and] it was in these circumstances that he did what he did."
Mr Coode added that Peasnell had stopped drinking and has a fifth child expected in the New Year.
However, prosecutor David Jones said Peasnell had wielded his mouth as a 'dangerous weapon' in his assault on Mr Dixon, who required part of his finger to be amputated the following day. "It is plain Mr Dixon was trying his best to get his hand released," he said.
"[Peasnell] used his mouth as a highly dangerous weapon to maim Mr Dixon's fingers - plural."
Mr Jones said construction worker Mr Dixon suffered a fracture to the bone at the end of his left middle finger, and that the top of his next finger was 'missing'.
"He underwent surgery the next day," he said. "The fingernail was removed and the top of the left middle finger had to be partially amputated. The top of the finger was recovered from the scene."
Daily Star Sunday
Daniel Peasnell was jailed for five years after he bit off part of Stephen Dixon's finger at his friend Peter Green's wedding at The Perch pub in Binsey, near Oxford
A drunk usher was jailed for five years for biting off a fellow guest's finger like a 'wild animal' at his best mate's wedding.
Daniel Peasnell, 33, had been drinking heavily at Peter Green's extravagant wedding at The Perch pub when he was thrown out for causing a ruckus.
Peasnell, who started drinking at breakfast on his 31st birthday, ended up in a brawl with his lifelong friend Mr Green outside the venue on his big day. It took three people to restrain him.
In the melee, Peasnell bit down hard on the finger of Mr Green's uncle, Stephen Dixon, breaking his bone. As a result of the incident, Mr Dixon lost part of one of his fingers and had another section amputated, Oxford Crown Court heard.
Judge Ian Pringle KC sentenced Peasnell to five years in prison for his actions, which also included threatening to bite off a police officer's nose. Police body-cam footage captured the moments immediately after Peasnell's assault at the venue in Binsey, near Oxford.
A man can be heard shouting: "He's bit half his finger off!" followed by a woman screaming, "Oh my God!". A police officer restraining Peasnell is later heard requesting an ambulance, stating: "Can you get an ambulance as well? I think someone's finger's been bitten off."
Peasnell is then seen sitting on the pavement, bloodied shirt and all, muttering: "I don't know what I've done wrong... Who have I assaulted?"
In his sentencing, Judge Pringle stated: "May 20, 2023, was a Saturday and was to be the day that one of your lifelong friends, Peter Green, got married.
"You were to be an usher at The Perch Inn, a beautiful venue for a wedding. The wedding itself was a tremendous success, described as 'marvellous'. A really lovely wedding. During the course of proceedings you clearly were drinking.
"You got into an argument with your then-girlfriend, Laura. You shouted at her and called her a w**** You were ejected from the wedding, something you didn't take kindly to.
"You got into a fight with the wedding organiser and a member of staff. Later on, you insisted that your friend, Peter Green, came out to speak to you. He did. You thought he would be kind to you and invite you back inside.
"He described your behaviour that evening as behaving like a wild animal. When it was clear he was not going to invite you back inside, you became angry and a fight broke out.
"This was witnessed by Mr Green's uncle, Stephen Dixon, his wife Karen and their children. Stephen Dixon and his son Fred decided to try and keep you quiet until the police arrived. [Mr Dixon] got on top of you and was holding you down.
"Just as the police were arriving, you saw his finger and bit on it with all your force. You bit so hard it broke his bone. The pain must have been excruciating, as we can see from the video.
"'He's biting my f****** finger,' [Mr Dixon] shouted. The police got hold of you and eventually managed to handcuff you and take you away.
"They had to take you to hospital. You did have injuries. At the hospital, your anger hadn't subsided.
"You turned to [one] police officer and said: 'Get off my arms or I will bite your f****** nose off'. That biting action was still in your mind hours later."
Peasnell had pleaded not guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent but was found guilty following a trial at the same court earlier in the year.
He had previously pleaded guilty to other charges of affray and using threatening words or behaviour towards a police officer.
Jonathan Coode, defending, said Peasnell, who hails from Essex, was filled with remorse and shame over the 'sorry affair', acknowledging he'd consumed a 'skinful' of alcohol and struggled with his relationship with drink.
"That is underestimating it," Judge Pringle remarked.
Mr Coode added that despite his behaviour, there was an aspect of 'excessive self-defence' in his actions.
"[Peasnell] was receiving punches to the head and body," he said. "He had had an absolute skinful. He couldn't breathe [and] it was in these circumstances that he did what he did."
Mr Coode added that Peasnell had stopped drinking and has a fifth child expected in the New Year.
However, prosecutor David Jones said Peasnell had wielded his mouth as a 'dangerous weapon' in his assault on Mr Dixon, who required part of his finger to be amputated the following day. "It is plain Mr Dixon was trying his best to get his hand released," he said.
"[Peasnell] used his mouth as a highly dangerous weapon to maim Mr Dixon's fingers - plural."
Mr Jones said construction worker Mr Dixon suffered a fracture to the bone at the end of his left middle finger, and that the top of his next finger was 'missing'.
"He underwent surgery the next day," he said. "The fingernail was removed and the top of the left middle finger had to be partially amputated. The top of the finger was recovered from the scene."
Daily Star Sunday