Flying glasses, Tyson-style ear bites mark wild Pickering pub fight
Published October 10, 2024 at 2:07 pm
A wild fight in a Pickering pub that involved flying beer mugs and part of one man’s ear bitten off has both fighters facing charges.
Police were called to the New Knight’s Corner Pub and Grill on Kingston Road just before 2 a.m. closing Wednesday morning after reports about two men throwing glassware at each other inside the restaurant.
During the fight, police said, a portion of one of the fighter’s ears was bitten off. Police arrived on scene and took both men into custody without incident.
Both were transported to a local-area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Boxer Evander Hollyfield after the infamous fight with Mike Tyson in 1997
Nigel Worrell, a 49-year-old from Toronto is charged with assault causing bodily harm. Todd Downey, 44, from Pickering, is charged with aggravated assault.
Both were released on a promise to appear.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with cell phone, dashcam, surveillance footage, or information about this incident is asked to contact Cst. Bartley of West Division at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2906.
Knight’s Corner Pub and Grill, Pickering