TWO over-zealous Black Country boxers-turned-bouncers have been jailed for eight years after the killing of a father of three whilst working at an Oldbury charity function.

Nicholas Salhan lashed out with a sharp punch to the neck of "kind soul" Inderjit Singh Dhariwal during the November fracas in Samsons.

The 37-year-old was working with Rowley Regis doorman Jonathan Davies when the violence began as they tried to usher out revellers from the Rood End venue.

Judge James Burbidge told Wolverhampton Crown Court: "It was your actions that stoked up the aggression.

He told Davies, who punched and kicked other revellers as well: "You were quick with your temper and that was the start of the violence.”

The judge said it was a sad and tragic case because Mr Dhariwal had been described as a true gentleman and man who would not hurt a fly.

"It was clear the two bouncers became aggressive over concerns that people were not leaving the banqueting suite and the event was over-running.

He said: "Evidence suggested that Mr Dhariwal had been acting as a peacemaker when the violence had erupted."

He told Salhan: "You drew your arm back and you punched him and he never got up, you then appeared to be triumphant and raised your arms in a self-satisfied gesture to others that they should not mess with you."

Salhan, Haybridge Avenue, Stourbridge, pleaded guilty to manslaughter whilst 43-year-old Davies, Old Bridge Walk, admitted affray.

Salhan, who was trained as a boxer,  had denied murder whilst charges of murder and manslaughter against Davies, who also had combative skills, were withdrawn.

Riel Karmy-Jones QC, prosecuting, said: "It had been the role of the two men not to get involved in any violence and they failed in their duty.

Salham was sentenced to six years and eight months and Davies to two years and four months.

It was a sustained attack and they left Mr Dhariwal, who lived in Langley, struggling for breath on the floor before walking off without offering any aid.

Mr Dhariwal suffered a serious throat haemorrhage and was effectively brain dead as a result of the neck punch.

The next day the decision was made to stop his treatment at Sandwell General.

Mr Dhariwal's 21-year-old daughter Pooja said: "We have a massive hole in our lives, our father was the kindest soul on the planet.

"He put everybody before himself and was always willing to help and left a massive hole in our lives.”

Adrian Keeling QC, for Davies, said: "He found himself in a position he should not have been in and when things became heated he was ill-equipped to deal with it."

Tahir Khan QC, defending Salhan, who boxed when he was younger, said: "What happened was an aberration and an isolated lapse point, he accepts he used excessive force in a moment of misplaced judgement."