Holidaymaker had jaw broken by SAME Magaluf bouncers filmed beating Brit couple ‘senseless’
Derek Morrell says same bouncer from viral video punched him for kicking sign over
A HOLIDAYMAKER says he had his jaw broken in two places by the same Magaluf bouncers caught on film beating up a Brit couple earlier this week.
Derek Morrell, 31, claims he was punched at the same Spanish resort and recognised the bouncer from the shocking film which went viral on Sunday.
It happened just weeks before Model Robbie Hofmann and her DJ boyfriend Alex Henderson were “beaten senseless” by the pool at four-star BH Mallorca.
Mr Morrell, from Grangemouth, Scotland, has urged the hotel to sack its security firm fearing someone could be killed.
He suffered a broken jaw which needed painful surgery and four titanium plates to fix.
Derek also had cut legs and bruises to his arms and body in what he says was an entirely unprovoked assault.
He told the Sun Online the bouncer clobbered him after he accidentally kicked over and broke a ‘slippery when wet’ sign on the way to the toilets one evening.
Derek added: “It was the very first night of the holiday.
“I hold my hands up and say I was drunk, but I’m not a violent person, I’ve never been in any trouble.
“It was 2.30am when I kicked the sign over.
“I heard the bouncer shout and got scared and ran back to my mate.
“We were walking back to our room when the bouncer walked straight past my mate and smacked me.
“My friend tried to help but the bouncer head-butted him.
“It was the same guy on that video, with dark, tied back hair.”
Derek says he was knocked out on the floor when more bouncers appeared and roughly dragged him to a sun lounger.
He said they poured water over him to revive him.
He has bruised claw marks on his arm and grazed knees where they pulled him.
He says the hotel manager then appeared and threatened to evict them if they didn’t pay him €50.
Derek added: “I woke up in the morning dazed thinking ‘what the hell happened?’
“I was in a lot of pain and could feel my jaw was disfigured.
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“I thought he’d knocked a tooth out as there was a gap, but it turned out it was just where my jaw was out of place.”
The same bouncer was involved in a shocking brawl which left Miss Hoffman and Mr Henderson bloodied and shaken after the pool-side clash.
Derek braved out the rest of the five day holiday, between 29 May to 5 June.
He said he didn’t drink much after the incident and refused an x-ray at a local hospital, opting instead to take pain killers.
They need to change their security before someone is badly hurt or killed
Derek Morrell
The group ran into the bouncer days later only for the security guard to claim he had started the ruck.
It wasn’t until he got home that his girlfriend saw something was badly wrong with his jaw and forced him to go to hospital.
X-rays revealed he had two breaks in his jaw and needed corrective surgery.
Since the incident he has contacted the hotel to complain – but heard nothing back. He even posted pictures of his injuries on the hotel’s Facebook page – only to be banned.
Now he is considering legal action.
Derek added: “The hotel is actually excellent and I don’t want it to go under or the owners be punished, but they need to change their security before someone is badly hurt or killed.
“That bouncer must have something wrong with him.
“The hotel advertises itself as a party hotel and should be able to deal with a bit of drunkenness and restrain people when necessary. They are all big guys.
“Instead they go over the top and treat it like you are on their turf.”
Mrs Hofmann claims bouncers set on her and her boyfriend because they were walking “too slowly” by the pool area.
The Sun Online has contacted BH Mallorca for comment.
The four-star hotel is a favourite of reality stars from The Only Way Is Essex.
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