Security staff suspended after claims man was beaten unconscious by five bouncers outside club in Gay Village
26.01.2022 - 23:41
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A number of security staff have been suspended after claims a man was beaten unconscious outside a club in Manchester's Gay Village.
Ronan Gordon, 22, alleges he was targeted by five bouncers and assaulted in an 'unprovoked' attack at Bloom nightclub last weekend.
Pictures show his face covered in blood, with bruising and swelling around his left eye.
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He claims he has been left with a shattered eye socket and fractured nose - for which he will need to have an operation.
Police were called to the venue on Bloom Street in Manchester City Centre in the early hours of Saturday morning (January 22).
Nightclub bosses have since confirmed that the security staff involved have been suspended pending an investigation by GMP.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Mr Gordon said he had been enjoying a night out with friends and his partner on in the Gay Village when the incident happened.
Speaking to the M.E.N, he said: "We headed to Bloom at about 2am and everything was fine.
"I came out of the toilet and there were two bouncers that grabbed me. They just started attacking me and dragged me outside.
"Outside there were five bouncers. I don’t remember much as I was dropping in and out of consciousness. They were told to stop but they carried on."
Mr Gordon says the security staff told him that he'd assaulted another man inside the club, but neither Ronan or his friends recall this.
"I honestly think they got the wrong guy," he said.
He was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary by police but said he decided to go home as the wait to be seen was around eight hours.
"I went straight to Salford Royal the next morning as the bleeding from my nose wasn't stopping," Mr