John McDermott, QC, defending, told the court he had “done no aggressive act inside the tunnel”.
He told the court Faustino’s plea had been particularly hard because he had initially been told by prosecutors he would not be charged and was even summonsed as a prosecution witness in the first trial.
The Recorder of Liverpool, Judge Henry Globe, QC, said: “For some reason only explained by male stubbornness and excess alcohol, the minor irritation inside exploded into group violence outside.”
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