A BOUNCER from Stourbridge has been jailed for more than six years for the manslaughter of a father-of-three at an Oldbury nightclub.

Former boxer Nicholas Salhan lashed out at Inderjit Singh Dhariwal with a sharp punch to the neck during a fracas in November at a charity function at Samsons.

The 37-year-old, from Haybridge Avenue, was working with fellow doorman Jonathan Davies when the violence unfolded as they tried to usher out revellers.

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

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

The court was told the two bouncers became aggressive over concerns people were not leaving the banqueting suite and the event was over-running and the judge said: "Evidence suggested Mr Dhariwal had been acting as a peacemaker when the violence erupted."

He told Salhan: "You drew your arm back and 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, who boxed when he was younger, had denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter - while 43-year-old Davies, of Old Bridge Walk, Rowley Regis, admitted affray.

Charges of murder and manslaughter against Davies, who also had combative skills, were withdrawn.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 in prison and Davies to two years and four months.

The court was told the pair had left Mr Dhariwal, from Langley, struggling for breath on the floor before walking off without offering aid. He suffered a serious throat haemorrhage and was effectively brain dead as a result of the neck punch.

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

Tahir Khan QC, defending Salhan, said: "What happened was an aberration, he accepts he used excessive force in a moment of misplaced judgement."

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."

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