Investment banker punched Mayfair bouncer and called him a ‘gay c***’ when he was asked to pay his £500 tab
Former Goldman Sachs analyst Mitchell Bayer-Goldman, 24, knocked out bouncer Allewyn Tredoux in a row over his bill at the exclusive Cuckoo Club
AN investment banker who punched a Mayfair club doorman in the eye and calling him a "gay c***" after refusing to pay his £500 bar tab has lost his job at Barclays and had to move back in with his mum and dad, a court heard.
Former Goldman Sachs analyst Mitchell Bayer-Goldman, 24, knocked out security guard Allewyn Tredoux at VIP hangout The Cuckoo Club in London's Swallow Street last December.
Bayer-Goldman refused to pay £500 of a £1,500 bill and after assaulting Mr Tredoux was then dragged to the top floor by bouncers and held until police arrived, Westminster Magistrates heard.
The exclusive private-members club, which describes itself as "the ultimate contemporary-chic destination", counts Prince Harry, Kate Moss and Jude Law among its patrons.
Mr Tredoux, a part-time bouncer who was also a security contractor protecting shipping from pirates in Somalia, has been unable to return to work since the incident.
Bayer-Goldman is the former director of PR firm Glam London and was an associate for Barclays before he lost his job for failing to disclose his arrest.
His Linkedin profile states he previously worked as an analyst for banking giants JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.
He admitted one count of assault by beating at an earlier hearing at Willesden Green magistrates court, where JPs found he also hurled homophobic abuse during the incident.
Today he appeared for sentencing at Westminster magistrates court where he was spared a prison term.
Ann Crighton, prosecuting, said: "The victim is Allewyn Tredoux, who works at the Cuckoo Club.
"Mr Bayer-Goldman was there on 12 December and he was refusing to pay a bill amounting to about £500.
"Mr Tredoux went over to another member of staff.
"What happened in the end is that Mr Bayer-Goldman pointed his finger at Mr Tredoux and said 'you are a gay c***' and hit him in the face."
Mr Tredoux was knocked unconscious by Bayer-Goldman's punch.
He said: "I was called down from upstairs to go and assist a waitress, Jessica, because she had a problem with a gentleman refusing to pay his bill.
"We asked the gentleman politely, 'Sir, would you mind paying your bill?'
"He was very, very confident and he said, 'I don't have to pay my bill' and I said, 'Sir, unfortunately, you have to'."
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Bayer-Goldman then began to walk towards the exit and Mr Tredoux followed him.
He said: "I was following him on the left-hand side and another member of security came on the right-hand side.
"He stopped at the foot of the stairs and faced me and at the time looked me straight in the eyes and said: 'You are a gay c***'.
"I felt ashamed and embarrassed. I would say it is unacceptable.
"As I looked to the side, the gentleman was about a metre away from me.
"As I looked back, I saw the punch coming to my right eye and after that it went black.
"When I came back again, some of the security was helping me on both sides."
Mr Tredoux added: "I had blurred vision for a couple of days, that same night I went to the hospital.
"I have follow-up appointments for my eye and I have to see a doctor in February next year.
"They said it is a build-up of pressure which can be caused by injury or a punch or something like that."
Mr Tredoux also said that he had lost his ability to work as a maritime security contractor because of injuries sustained in Bayer-Goldman's attack.
He said: "I am very disappointed. I was working in maritime security off the coast of Somalia.
"I was just working part-time that December before I went to be deployed again.
"Medicals for the maritime industry are strenuous. Any problems with your eyes or heart disease means I cannot work. That's my future. I'm not on the sea anymore."
Probation officer Aidan Linton said Bayer-Goldman had lost his job with Barclays and had applied for benefits.
He said: "He was out with his seven best friends as one of them had just qualified in their particular field.
"The dispute was over money, if you have a table at a place there is a minimum amount they expect you to pay.
"It was increased while they were there. It was £1500, they'd only spent £1,000, hence the £500 dispute."
Bayer-Goldman has two previous convictions, one for drink-driving and one for common assault in 2014, the court heard.
Judge Nina Tempia handed Bayer-Goldman a one year community order, requiring him to perform 100 hours' unpaid work, and banned him from drinking for 80 days with a 10pm and 6am curfew.
She said: "He may say he is remorseful but he doesn't have remorse for the victim, he has it for himself."
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