A DEFIANT Dalton landlady who was punched in the face and threatened to be killed by a foul-mouthed punter says she wont let someone being an "arrogant pig" stop her doing the job she loves.
Carol Lyon still has a damaged eye socket after being hit "with force" by Tom Alan Younger, a medal-winning martial artist, in The Clarence, on October 31.
Younger, 29, evaded jail after being found guilty at Furness Magistrates' Court on Wednesday of assault and using threatening and abusive behaviour at the Ulverston Road pub.
The trial heard that customers were enjoying a Halloween fancy dress party at the pub when Younger and two pals came in and were swearing profusely.
Mrs Lyon, 45, told the court that in her 28 years in pub trade she had never heard such "abysmal" and threatening language.
The landlady said she asked Younger to stop the foul language, but when he did not she told them to move on, but he refused. Mrs Lyon said she explained she was the landlady.
The licensee said Younger then sat between her and her boyfriend's mother with the abusive behaviour continuing.
Mrs Lyon said she grabbed the back of Younger's jumper but he went rigid and she said she was calling the police.
She told the court: "As I turned he punched me with an incredible amount of force. I stumbled backwards slightly and couldn't see. Blood was running down my face from my eye. He then said twice he was going to come back and kill me."
The kick boxer pleaded not guilty to the offence and told the court that he was the victim. Younger said Mrs Lyon had not told him she was the licencee and she had "dragged him around". He said he had pushed her to escape.
Younger, who was put on the sex offender register for 10 years for two sex assaults 2011, was handed a 16-week jail term suspended for two years for his latest offence.
He was ordered to complete 200 hours community service, pay £200 compensation to Mrs Lyon and an £85 victim surcharge.
Mrs Lyon told the Evening Mail she loves her job and she is "not going anywhere".
She said: "I did consider giving up the pub trade but I was not going to let one incident and someone stop me.
"He was being an arrogant pig from the moment he came in. He was using vulgar language. We are not here to be spoke to like that. It just does not fit in with my pub.
"I was just doing my job, trying to run my nice little local pub and look after customers and staff.
"I didn't expect to be punched in the face for asking someone to leave. It's shocking.
"It's the right outcome. I'm pleased with the guilty verdict.
"I'm a nine stone woman, who was dressed up as a Victorian witch at the time, and he said it was self defence."
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