A Burton teenager who was refused entry to a South Derbyshire pub because he was not wearing a facemask threatened to 'shank' the landlord.

Drunk Daniel Boyes was trying to get into The Lamb, in Main Street, Newhall, and was grabbed and held by the victim after he threatened, "I am going to come back later and shank you", a court was told.

As the victim grabbed him, the 19-year-old kneed the publican in the groin before removing a silver-handled blade that he already had on him.

He was refused entry as he was not wearing a mask to stop the spread of coronavirus, Derby Crown Court heard.

Boyes was sentenced to 10 months in jail, which was suspended for two years.

Recorder Stuart Sprawson told Boyes: "You went to the pub and tried to get in, but the landlord was just going about his job responsibly saying you could only come in if you were wearing a mask due to covid.

"He was going about his business in a socially-aware way thinking about the safety of you and others, but you were not receptive to that and said you were going to shank him and shank means stab.

"Those who carry knives endanger others, but you are still young, you have no previous convictions and the Probation Service say there is a realistic prospect of rehabilitating you."

Laura Hocknell, prosecuting, said the incident took place at 2.30pm on July 24, last year, after the Government allowed pubs to re-open following the first lockdown.

She said the defendant, from Duke Street, Burton, tried to get into The Lamb pub but was refused entry as he was not wearing a mask.

Miss Hocknell said that is when he made the threat to stab the landlord, reports DerbyshireLive.

She said: "In his police interview he said he had drank a bottle of rum and was very drunk. He apologised saying it was completely out of character and that he carried the knife for protection.

"He accepted he assaulted the landlord and he was remorseful."

Boyes pleaded guilty to possession of a knife, making threats to a person he would use the weapon and assault.

He has no previous convictions.

Nick Walsh, mitigating, said his client pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and had no intention of using the knife.

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He said: "This was certainly not planned and he was fully cooperative with the police.

"He tells me a group of males had been targeting him and he naively thought that by arming himself that would stop this group from approaching him.

"He had consumed too much alcohol and had actually gone to the pub not to consume more but to use the toilet. He got a bit cocky and was showing off."

As well as the suspended sentence Recorder Sprawson handed Boyes a two-month curfew confining him to his home address each night between 8pm and 7am.

He also ordered him to carry out 15 rehabilitation sessions with the probation service.

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