Craig Cole, 27, exploded with rage at Swansea’s Plan B nightclub and struck his victim in the head with the makeshift weapon, leaving multiple open wounds in a bloody assault.
Brian Simpson, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant in the case spent the night of December 31, 2024, visiting bars in Swansea city centre with friends before ending up in the club just off the city centre’s Kingsway.
During the course of the night, the complainant encountered the former partner of Cole, from Pen-y-Bryn in Ystradgynlais, on the stairs of the club and spoke to her.
The court heard that Cole then stormed over, shoved aside bystanders trying to intervene, and rained blows on the man — even striking him again as he tried to walk away.
The attack was reported to the police and the complainant was taken to hospital where medics found four wounds to the top of his head, the largest of which had to be glued shut.
The court heard the victim can remember little of the incident, apart from seeing a bottle coming towards his head and then being given first aid in the club.
The prosecutor said that a week after the incident, Cole handed himself in to Swansea Central police station, where he subsequently answered “no comment” to all questions asked in the interview.
The court heard he had a history of jealous outbursts — including smashing a window and throwing a brick in a previous row over an ex.
Speaking at Swansea Crown Court, Judge Paul Thomas KC told Cole, “Women are not your property… this was nothing more than insecure, sexual jealousy.”
With a one-quarter discount for his guilty plea Cole was sentenced to 30 months in prison. He will serve up to half the sentence in custody before being released on licence to serve the remainder in the community.
[Lead image: South Wales Police]
