Man admits glassing at Peterlee’s former Eden Bar

Anthony Wilkinson previously denied the allegation relating to the assault at the Eden Bar, on Bede Way, Peterlee, and a trial was fixed to start on Wednesday March 4 this year.

A glass was said to have been used to inflict an eye injury on the victim, in the incident dating from Saturday, July 6, 2024.

But the case came back before Durham Crown Court this week (January 21), when Calum McNicholas, representing Wilkinson, asked that the unlawful wounding charge be put again to his client.

This time, he pleaded guilty, which the court heard was “acceptable” to the prosecution.

Judge Richard Bennett adjourned the hearing to allow for preparation of a background report on the defendant by the Probation Service, prior to sentence.

The judge told Wilkinson: “We have noted your guilty plea to count two (unlawful wounding), which is acceptable to the prosecution.

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“The fact I’m adjourning for a pre-sentence report and admitting you to bail should not be taken as any indication as to what the sentence will be.”

He bailed Wilkinson, of Weavers Close, Peterlee, to return for the sentencing hearing on Thursday March 5.

His bail conditions prohibit him from attending at the Eden Bar, which no longer exists, having closed and recently reopened, following a refurbishment, under a new name.