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Thomas Deacon

'Drunk idiot' destroys Wetherspoon pub Christmas tree staff spent hours decorating

A "drunken idiot" has been barred from his local and faces questioning from the police after wrecking a Christmas tree pub staff had spent hours decorating.

The man was seen walking up stairs in the Ivor Davies in Canton at around closing time on Sunday before putting his leg over the banister.

He then appears to jump over the side before landing on the tree - knocking it over and sending decorations flying across the Cowbridge Road boozer.

Before the man jumps onto the tree another drinker can be heard telling him to stop, and after destroying the tree another is heard saying: "Are you serious? Did that just f**king happen?"

The man is then heard saying "sorry I fell". 

The video has been shared on Facebook gaining thousands of views and hundreds of comments.

However, pub staff are far from impressed.

The tree was knocked over (Facebook)

One pub worker said: "We spent four hours decorating the pub. We've got a Santa's Grotto for the children, and then some drunk idiot wants to come along and ruin it all.

"Staff were here until late getting it ready. I did a 12 hour shift to make sure it was.

"He turned around to tell me he had an epileptic fit and that's why he did it. I watched him jump off the top.

"People think it's funny but it's not at all. Last year this pub did not have Christmas decorations. But we've got new management and we tried to do something with it to make it more festive. We're just disappointed."

The Ivor Davies pub on Cowbridge road (Peter Bolter/WalesOnline)

The pub said the man in the video left before he could be thrown out.

South Wales Police said on Sunday evening they received reports of criminal damage at the pub and no arrests have been made.

Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “ The customer is now banned and will no longer be welcome in the pub.

“The police have been informed and the pub will be handing over its CCTV to assist the police.

“The tree will be replaced and we can guarantee customers that the pub will have its Christmas tree up in due course.”

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