A father-of-two threw a drunken strop and urinated on the floor of a family restaurant after receiving inconvenient change.

Liam Jangi, of Ramsgate, became aggressive in Frankie & Benny’s and later launched racist abuse at a police officer.

Margate magistrates heard on Thursday that the trigger for his bad behaviour was when a waiter handed Jangi too many coins in change.

Terry Knox, prosecuting, said: “Mr Jangi was at the Frankie & Benny’s at Westwood Cross shopping centre in Broadstairs.

“He orders a drink, pays in cash and receives change, but he is given four five-pence coins instead of one 20-pence piece.

“He gets upset and annoyed and begins shouting abuse.”

The 33-year-old was asked to leave the eatery, but before doing so requested to use the bathroom, which staff allowed.

But rather than using the toilet facilities, Jangi chose to relieve himself on the restaurant floor.

“He goes through to the main area into a corridor and urinates on the floor,” added the prosecutor.

Police arrived at the scene and proceeded to arrest Jangi, but he began spouting off racist and later homophobic abuse at officers.

PC Permale recounted in a victim statement: “[Jangi] acknowledged me and told me to f*** off – he was slightly slurred and I formed the opinion that he was drunk.”

Jangi then used a variety of racist terms to harass the police officer.

“I said under my own breath ‘you w****r’ and I told him not to say comments like that,” added PC Permale.

“I was getting annoyed with the attacks, which seemed to get more and more personal.”

Mitigating, defence solicitor Rob Quinn explained that Jangi’s “brain wasn’t engaged” at the time of the incident.

“He has told me he’s very little recollection of what happened because he was drunk,” said Mr Quinn.

“He was running his mouth off while his brain wasn’t engaged.”

The lawyer went on to explain that Jangi was dealing with a difficult personal matter around the time of the offences.

“He was in a particularly bad way because he was going through the final stages of a two-year battle in family court,” he continued.

“Because of the combination of the mental and financial stress that had caused him, he had tried to blot away that pain with alcohol.

“He was running his mouth off while his brain wasn’t engaged”

“But I’m pleased to say that things are a lot better today.”

Mr Quinn said that since the incident on August 21 last year, the defendant has “reassessed his life completely” and is now nine months sober.

He relayed to Margate Magistrates’ Court his client’s apologies and thanks to the officer for taking care of him when he was in such a state.

The defendant pleaded guilty to charges of criminal damage to property and racially aggravated harassment.

Because Jangi is already serving a community order, chair Christopher Mackenny chose not to issue him with a fine.

“We’re going to give you a conditional discharge for these two offences,” said the magistrate.

“We will also order £75 compensation for PC Permale, £80 compensation to Frankie & Benny’s, £85 pounds of court costs and the statutory victim surcharge of £26.”