Elvis lookalike 'bit woman's arm'

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An Elvis lookalike got drunk and attacked four people at a convention for Presley fans, a court has heard.

Justin Phillips, 34, attacked a doorman and three Elvis fans when he was refused entry at the event in Porthcawl, south Wales, last September.

Phillips, of Nantyffyllon near Bridgend, bit a woman's arm and "gouged at" two men's eyes after drinking heavily, Cardiff Crown Court was told.

He received 150 hours community service and an eight-month suspended sentence.

The court heard Phillips had been drinking at the seaside resort's Brentwood Hotel, decked out for the occasion as the Heartbreak Hotel.

He left the convention - the UK's biggest annual tribute to the King - believing the festivities were over, but heard the Presley tribute band struck up again.

Two men attending the convention tried to make him calm down but he gouged at their eyes with his fingertips Prosecutor Richard Evans

He tried to get back in, but was refused entry.

The court was told a doorman and three Elvis fans stopped him because he was "too drunk".

Prosecutor Richard Evans said: "He became abusive and aggressive towards staff and other Elvis fans.

"One woman became involved and he bit fiercely into her arm.

"Two men attending the convention tried to make him calm down but he gouged at their eyes with his fingertips."

Phillips admitted assault, wounding and inflicting actual bodily harm.

Judge Christopher Llewellyn-Jones gave him an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 150 hours community service.

Robert Hawkins, defending, said: "He is deeply remorseful and ashamed of himself."