Charlotte Benson, 31, from Shropshire, claims she was viciously attacked by a bouncer at a bar in Benidorm the place she was shoved and stamped on, and he or she now feels “anger, shock and extreme nervousness”
A mum says she was “brutally attacked” by a bouncer who allegedly shoved and stamped on her at a bar. Charlotte Benson, 31, claims she was assaulted by the doorman at The Pink Lion within the Spanish vacationer metropolis of Benidorm.
The mum-of-one mentioned she was pushed throughout the dancefloor of the bar, stomped on and ‘thrown’ 3 times, on March 28. Charlotte, from Shropshire, who was on a ladies’ journey, believes the unprovoked assault might have been a case of mistaken id. She mentioned she was left with inner and exterior bruising and a concussion.
She is talking out to lift consciousness for Brits travelling overseas after discovering the dearth of help by the Spanish police ‘”appalling”. Charlotte mentioned: “I assumed it was sport over and he was simply going to beat me to close loss of life. I am simply filled with anger, shock and extreme nervousness.
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“I by no means wish to go away my home once more and I will ceaselessly be wanting over my shoulder. Whenever you hear tales like this your head naturally goes to a spot of ‘This individual was doing one thing they should not have been doing’.
“You might be anyone not doing something – stood within the incorrect place on the incorrect time. This isn’t a case of someone being silly. It was a totally unprovoked assault.” Charlotte had travelled to Benidorm with 5 work colleagues after discovering it cheaper than an evening out within the UK.
The group booked flights and an residence to journey on Friday March 28 and return Sunday March 30. The vacation started effectively with a stroll and a few drinks on the seashore, as Charlotte described “only a group of women chatting and having cocktails”.
After returning to their residence to clean up and dress for the night, the group had a meal at a curry home earlier than popping right into a bar for one drink. Charlotte mentioned: “We then walked previous The Pink Lion and there was an environment in there so we went in.
“They had been enjoying old fashioned dance music which was extra our period. We received a spot on the sting of the dancefloor and had one spherical of drinks and one Jägerbomb every – on a full abdomen.
“We weren’t actually drunk or paralytic. We saved very a lot to ourselves, simply dancing, guffawing and having a very good time.” After ending her drink, Charlotte nipped to the bathroom and mentioned “that is the place all of it went a bit incorrect”. She mentioned: “I used to be nearly to stroll onto the dancefloor and I felt this almighty push.
“I ended up in a heap on the ground metres away from the place initially I used to be, hitting my head exhausting. This thug then booted my legs, my abdomen, ribs and face and stomped on me repeatedly while I used to be down curled up within the fetal place.
“After I managed to face up and switch round, I am met with this six-foot-plus meathead. I used to be in a state of shock and I mentioned to him ‘What have I carried out?’ and he screamed in my face ‘Get the fuck out’.
“As I stood up once more this man picked me up and throws me on the ground for a 3rd time. I do not actually keep in mind how I then received out of the bar because it was blurry however a stunning and really courageous man helped me get out of there. The look on this bouncer’s eyes – I can not even describe. His eyes had been like moons.
“He was evil and clearly on one thing. There was no approach of defusing that scenario – there was no approach out of it.” Charlotte and her mates managed to get again to their residence the place they phoned the paramedics and the police. Charlotte mentioned the police had been ‘disgraceful’ and ‘no assist in any respect’. She was directed to file a report the next day.
She mentioned: “The paramedics refused to take me to the hospital. The lady paramedic rolled her eyes at me and mentioned in damaged English ‘What did you do to deserve this?'” Charlotte was taken to a personal hospital the place she was instructed she had inner and exterior bruising.
The next day (March 29), she found the police station was closed over the weekend and ended up submitting the report within the airport’s police station on her approach again. She mentioned: “That was a whole let down too. I do not count on them to know English in a Spanish nation however the angle was poor.
“I can not fathom why a police station can be closed on a weekend when you will have your stags, hens and birthday events there. I misplaced 100 euros from my bag that night time and though I needed to report the assault, they had been giving me types about theft as a substitute. It isn’t concerning the cash.”
Charlotte desires to lift consciousness about The Pink Lion following others coming ahead since she posted her ordeal on Fb. She mentioned the bar has blocked her on Fb, she says. Charlotte mentioned: “There isn’t a help for you over there.
“I used to be seen as a pissed up Brit inflicting hassle and I’m not one in every of them. I’ll by no means step foot in Benidorm or Spain once more. The problem is that if no person ever says something then nothing will change. This isn’t an remoted incident. Folks will say I have been there and by no means had any hassle – I would been there eight years in the past and never had hassle.
“That does not imply it will not occur once more. Vacationers want to pay attention to the hazard and the dearth of help.” The pub didn’t reply to a request for remark.
However in a remark posted to their Fb web page, the Pink Lion mentioned: “Each busy membership has there (sic) personal issues most of them might be solved with none hurt. Typically due to the circumstances or the folks it does get tough identical to in every other nightclub of the world. Measures in Benidorm are like no the place else and never right here or wherever (sic) does safety hit for no cause there’s all the time 2sides to each story.”
