Kylin Mark Morey: Albury Beer Deluxe pub evacuated after brawl

A fight has broken out at a popular Albury watering hole after a man threw a rum can at another man’s face.

A brawl has broken out at an Albury pub after a man threw a Bundaberg Rum can at another man’s face.

A night out at the pub with a few mates turned ugly after a Thurgoona man threw a Bundaberg rum can at a man’s face.

Kylin Mark Morey, 29, appeared at Albury Local Court on Monday, and pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Court documents reveal on July 11. 2020, a group of people were sitting around a table at Beer Deluxe Albury, when a friendly joke turned violent.

A woman in the group was slapped in the face three times by Jakeb Lush, court documents said.
Following the slaps an argument broke out between Morey and Mr Lush and Morey said: “Do that again and I’ll punch you.”

Lush apologised, but the argument heated up and Morey threw a half-full can of Bundaberg Rum at Lush’s face which grazed his nose, leaving a cut.

Lush stood up and Morey walked around Lush, punching him in the face and knocking him backwards.

The pub manager and another patrol tried to break up the brawl but all involved fell to the ground.

The whole pub had to be evacuated.

Morey and Lush were both arrested and charged in relation to the incident.

Morey’s defence solicitor said his client had reacted poorly to seeing his female friend being hit, and that he was a man of good character with a good employment history, a wife, and two children.

He said Morey’s offending was at the lower end of the scale.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Coombs said Morey had a history of similar offending, and was on a community corrections order for a similar offence from May last year.

“In isolation I can say this incident wouldn’t cross the threshold (for jail), but given the history there’s specific deterrence and need to protect the community,” Sgt Coombs said.

“I submit the threshold is crossed.”

Magistrate Richard Funston had to stand the matter down for 15 minutes in order to think about a suitable sentence for Morey.

“It’s not often I have to stand a matter down to think further about it …” Mr Funston said.

“Any assault for you is very serious, this is your fourth assault matter.

“Alcohol is clearly the common denominator and you have an anger management problem, you’ve clearly got a short fuse.

“It’s not up to you to take justice into your own hands.

“There has to be a clear message that the courts just don’t tolerate people acting out and drinking too much … worse injuries could have followed …

“You have other things in your life that are fantastic … But these assaults have to stop.

“If it means you have to get off the booze you have to get off the booze.”

Morey was sentenced to a 10-month intensive corrections order with supervision and the condition that he get alcohol counselling and participate in an anger management program.