A 42-year-old man has been fined £600 for disorderly behaviour on licensed premises after a row involving his neighbour on his birthday night out.

Graham Charles David Bates, of Duke Street, Douglas, shouted abuse after seeing the man in the Thirsty Pigeon pub on Victoria Street, telling him: ’I’ll slit your throat.’

Prosecuting advocate Rebecca Cubbon told the court that Bates went to the pub on July 30 at 1.20am with friends.

He was said to have been intoxicated and then became aggressive towards his neighbour who was also in the bar.

Bates told the man ’I’ll slit your throat’ and asked him to go outside for a fight.

Bates refused to leave the pub but friends dragged him out.

However, once outside he was said to have started pulling up flowers from flower beds and continued to swear.

He then forced his way back into the bar but was again removed by his friends.

Police arrived and saw Bates outside the pub shouting ’I’ll kill him’ and being restrained by his mates.

He was subsequently arrested and taken to police headquarters.

The court heard that he had no previous convictions.

Defence advocate Paul Glover asked for credit to be given for his client’s guilty plea and admissions to the police.

’Mr Bates had been out celebrating his birthday,’ said the advocate. ’Emotions and alcohol got the better of him. He is sorry for his reaction. Fortunately there was no physical altercation.’

Mr Glover asked the court to deal with the offence by way of a financial penalty.

Bates was said to have spent a night in the cells as a result of the incident.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said that she would treat the offence as a ’one-off’ after taking into account that Bates had no previous convictions.

Mrs Hughes told him: ’Goodness knows what got into your head but alcohol got into your body. You should have listened to your friends. It’s a birthday you’re not likely to forget for all the wrong reasons.’

Bates must pay the fine and costs by September 1.