A man with an unusual sight condition was kicked out of a pub because staff wrongly thought he was drunk.
Dafydd Knops was asked to leave Bristol pub The Berkeley last weekend as staff thought he was drunk after he stumbled into a table, knocking over another customer's drink.
Despite quickly apologising and even presenting his disabled bus pass, staff ignored the fact the student gets tunnel vision when he's in dimly-lit areas, and he was asked to leave.
Dafydd tried to explain to staff he is partially-sighted in dark spaces, but claims his protests fell on deaf ears.
Feeling upset and embarrassed, the 20-year-old, who is studying architecture at the University of West England, decided to head home as his pals continued their night out, report Bristol Live.
Now Dafydd wants to raise awareness of the condition to prevent similar incidents happening to himself and others who suffer with it.
"I tried to explain but he wouldn’t listen and I didn’t want to seem to make the situation worse," explained Dafydd.
Dafydd has retinitis pigmentosa, which means his eyes do not adjust to the dark - meaning he is practically blind in dimly-lit areas and at night.
'I understand why he thought I was drunk but he should have listened to me'
He said: "My vision goes quite tunnel-like so I was focusing on not getting lost or hitting people but was struggling with my field vision.
"I did try to explain that I honestly didn’t see the table and tried to get out my disabled bus pass as proof but he wasn’t having any of it."
"I was annoyed about it," said Dafydd. "I understand why he thought I was drunk but he should have listened to me.
"I went home early which isn't the end of the world but I wanted to make more people aware of the condition so people might think twice before jumping to the wrong conclusion."
Bristol Live contacted bosses at The Berkeley for a comment.
