It said a “police-style baton” was passed to a member of door staff by bar staff and was used in view of Mr Singh, who did not call 999 “for a considerable time after”.
CCTV footage of the alleged attack was shown in private, but was described as “horrific” and “horrifying” by both police and licence committee member and Sandwell Councillor Richard Jeffcoat.
Officers called to reports of “three members of the public bleeding from the head” said they ran into difficulties with the venue and it took “around 40 minutes” to find out what had happened from Mr Singh and his staff.
Mr Singh’s representative admitted the CCTV footage of the attack made for “unpleasant viewing”.
However, the representative said the pub owner had been “misled by casual staff” over their right to work as well as the unauthorised doorman, who had worked at the pub for “some time” and who Mr Singh believed held a licence.