Geordie bouncer bodyslams man, caught on camera

This is the moment a Newcastle doorman bodyslammed a man outside Idols Nightclub, knocking him out cold.

In this shocking footage, the doorman is seen to grab the young man with both hands before lifting him into the air and hurling him to the pavement on Newgate Street in Newcastle City Centre.

The man, who appeared to have approached the doorman immediately beforehand, then lies still as a passer by calls out: "There was nee need for that, like."

The confrontation at approximately 1am on Friday September 27 is captured in a 37 second long clip entitled "Geordie fight with a bouncer" uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday October 9.

In the clip, a young man in a blue shirt is seen to approach the doorman, who is stood by the Newgate Street entrance to Idols.

The young man lifts his hands and walks towards the doorman before someone is heard to say: "Come on, clever c***," and the doorman kicks out at the man's leading foot.

The man in a blue shirt swings a big right handed punch which appears to hit the doorman on the top of his head, before the pair close and grapple.

Swinging punches, the man in a blue shirt is wrestled by the doorman towards the road where waiting black cabs are parked.

Passers by shout encouragement as another doorman, dressed in a black coat and with an ID badge on his right arm, approaches the grappling men.

The first doorman then bodyslams the man in a blue shirt onto the pavement.

There is a sickening crack and the man lies still, before someone says: "That'll teach you."

It is yet not known who was the doorman or the young man who appeared to have been injured.

Northumbria Police are treating the incident as an assault and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

City Centre Neighbourhood Inspector Caroline Ord said: "This was a serious incident of violence which will not be tolerated by Northumbria Police.

"So far we have not yet heard from the man who was assaulted and would appeal for him to make contact with us so we can check on his welfare.

"Officers are carrying out an investigation into this incident and we are appealing for help from the public. We also want to hear from anyone who was in the area at the relevant time who may have witnessed the incident to contact us."

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