Jack Isaac Waterman has not memory of what happened in toilet brawn in Surfers nightclub

A former apprentice chef who launched himself into a brawl in a nightclub toilet had no memory of what happened. One man was left unconscious and another hiding in a toilet cubicle.

A former apprentice chef who launched himself into a brawl in a nightclub toilet had no memory of what happened.

Jack Isaac Waterman saw a fight start in the toilets at the Bedroom Lounge Bar in Surfers Paradise on November 13 last year and grabbed a man by the throat and slammed him into a wall.

Minutes later he and another man attacked the first victim’s friend, punching him repeatedly until he was left unconscious on the bathroom floor.

Waterman did not know anyone involved in the toilet melee.

Waterman pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday to assault occasioning bodily harm and common assault.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Nicole Conditsis said the first victim went into the nightclub’s toilets about 2am and knocked on the cubicles to see if they were occupied.

He waited until one became free.

A man emerged from the cubicle and demanded to know who touched the door.

The victim went to use the vacated cubicle when that man ripped the door open and punched him in the head.

Sgt Conditsis said that is when Waterman entered the toilet grabbed the first victim by the throat and slammed him into the wall.

The victim tried to defuse it saying he did not want to fight and managed to escape into a cubicle.

The Bedroom Lounge Bar in Surfers Paradise. Picture Mike Batterham

That is when the victim’s friend came into the toilets looking for him.

Waterman and the other man attacked - punching him to the head until he was knocked unconscious.

The first victim heard a loud thump and exited the cubicle to see his friend unconscious on the ground.

Magistrate Kerry Magee sentenced Waterman to eight months’ prison to be wholly suspended for 18 months. She also ordered Waterman pay $1000 in compensation.

She said it was a “gratuitous, unprovoked” attack.

“If that’s how you react when you consume alcohol you need to seriously consider moderating your consumption,” Magistrate Magee said.

Waterman’s lawyer Ross Oden said Waterman had been drinking with a friend who left earlier in the night.

He said Waterman did not know the other people involved in the fight or have any independent recollection of it.

“He still can’t understand why he did it,” he said.

Mr Oden said Waterman recognised his legs when shown CCTV of the incident.

He said Waterman wanted to apologise for the incident.

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