A man allegedly headbutted and punched a Mooseheads patron after accusing him of urinating on his shoe early Sunday morning, a court has heard.
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The two men were standing near one another at the public urinal in the London Circuit pub shortly before 3.40am, when they began to argue.
Court documents allege the defendant, Brodie Anderson, 25, said to his urinal companion:
"You just pissed on my shoes".
The pair traded words, before Anderson left, and began climbing a flight of stairs.
But the argument reignited when he returned to the downstairs area of the pub and found the alleged victim.
Anderson allegedly pushed the man and punched him in the face.
Other patrons intervened, but the pair again began arguing again soon after.
It is alleged that Anderson then leaned back and headbutted the other man in the face.
When police arrived, they found the alleged victim dazed, confused, and with "blood pouring from his nose".
"There was a large amount of blood on the palms of his hands and on his arms," police noted in a statement of facts.
Anderson was arrested and appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday before Magistrate Peter Morrison.
He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The court heard he had no history of violence, and Mr Morrison bailed him to reappear next month.
No plea was entered.
Court documents suggest police have CCTV footage of the incident, but are yet to obtain a statement from the complainant due to his drunkenness on the night.
