A Canterbury nightclub bouncer is facing a £4,000 dental bill after being headbutted twice by a man being ejected.

Reveller Paul Clubb refused to leave the Loft in St Margaret’s Street, where he was celebrating his son’s birthday.

The 44-year-old railway maintenance supervisor had been ordered out by security staff, including victim Alastair Valentino.

Prosecutor Tetteh Turkson told Canterbury Crown Court how as Clubb – whose son had already been kicked out – was being escorted out of the premises, he grabbed one bouncer’s testicles.

And when Mr Valentino tried to restrain him during the incident in January last year, he was headbutted twice, breaking two teeth.

Mr Turkson added that the victim had been told he faced a bill of £4,000 for replacement teeth and had lost £3,000 in earnings after being off work for three months following the incident.

Just before the trial was due to start, a lawyer for Clubb, of Cornwallis Avenue, Aylesham, asked the judge for an indication of the likely sentence in the event of a guilty plea.

After being told any prison sentence would be suspended, Clubb admitted the assault.

Mr Turkson said: “He was asked to leave but Clubb refused and took an aggressive stance and made contact with Mr Valentino’s stomach.

“And when persuasion didn’t work he was physically removed to the outside of the club and told to calm down.

“But he continued to struggle before grabbing the doorman’s testicles and, after letting go, headbutting Mr Valentino twice, breaking two teeth."

Police arrived and arrested him but Clubb admitted being “gobby” inside the club, refusing to leave until he had finished his drink, but told police he had not headbutted the bouncer.

The judge, Recorder Stephen Miller QC, told him that “contrary to popular belief, door staff don’t go in for that job for the violence”.

He said bouncers did a difficult job and Clubb had been shouting, being abusive and uttering threats before the attack.

Clubb was given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, ordered to do 70 hours of unpaid work, and ordered to pay £350 costs.