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Drink blamed for an outbreak of violence
Police chiefs today hit out at binge drinkers after a spate of alcohol-fuelled violence in Portsmouth.
And police say it was women who were to blame for many of the drunken incidents at the weekend.
Inspector Jon Snook, from Portsmouth Central Police Station, said: 'It's disappointing that stupid people go out drinking to excess and clearly come out of venues having drunk far too much and problems occur outside.'
His comments come as police continue with Operation Drink Safe – the News-backed drive to cut alchol-fuelled crime.
Drunken incidents dealt with by police at the weekend included:
A 22-year-old man covered in blood who was assaulted in Guildhall Walk at 2.35am on Saturday.
Two 32-year-old men handed 80 fines after being arrested for public order offences outside Yates's Wine Lodge shortly after 7pm on Saturday.
A 23-year-old woman from Kingston, Portsmouth, suffered an inch long cut on her forehead after being hit with a bottle at Club 8 in Guildhall Walk.
A 20-year-old woman, from Fareham, and a 21-year-old woman, from Gosport, were arrested on suspicion of assault but both released without further action after the incident at 11.30pm on Saturday.
A door steward was assaulted at Jongleurs in Gunwharf after a woman was asked to leave the nightclub at 11.40am on Saturday.
A 24-year-old woman, from Southsea, was arrested on suspicion of assault and released on bail until next month.
A 24-year-old man called police to say he was assaulted inside Liquid Envy nightclub in Stanhope Road, Portsmouth, in the early hours of Sunday.
Outside the club a 20-year-old woman from Havant was grabbed by the throat and thrown to the ground by a man at 1am on Sunday. She refused to press charges.
A 24-year-old man, from Havant, was spotted by police shouting foul and abusive language in Guildhall Walk at 2.45am on Sunday.
He was later handed an 80 on-the-spot fine.
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