A case of shopping rage at the Co-op in Onchan has resulted in a man doing community service.

Ryan John Seed got into a row with another customer and then punched him multiple times before pushing him into shop fittings.

The 39-year-old admitted disorderly behaviour on licensed premises and was ordered by magistrates to do 60 hours unpaid work.

We previously reported that police were called to the Onchan store on February 1 at 8.37pm after a report of two men fighting inside.

The victim was still in the store and was suffering from facial injuries but Seed, who lives at Barrule Drive, Onchan, had left.

Police viewed CCTV footage which showed him at first in a verbal altercation with the man.

Seed was then seen launching a physical attack, throwing multiple blows with his fists and pushing the man into the shop fittings.

While police were still in the shop, Seed returned and told officers: ’It was me who did the fisticuffs. I don’t want you going to my address.’

After being taken to police headquarters, during an interview Seed made ’no comment’ responses to questions. The court heard that his last conviction was in 2007.

Defence advocate Jim Travers asked for credit to be given for his client’s guilty plea and handed in letters of reference.

’Mr Seed had left the Co-op after the altercation, through a combination of embarrassment and remorse,’ said the advocate.

’However, very soon afterwards he returned and approached police off his own bat.’

Mr Travers said that the staff member who reported the incident had also said that Seed came into the shop most days and was no trouble, and had described him as ’a nice person’.

The advocate continued: ’The other party did not wish to press charges. It was a rather odd incident which appeared to flare up out of something trivial.

’He accepts he had been drinking but he was not drunk.

’He had been checking his phone and was accosted by the other party about why he was taking up space and not getting on with things.

’Upon reflection he should have just ignored the male’s enquiries and walked away getting on with his shopping. It wasn’t a pre-meditated incident. He hadn’t sought the male out, he engaged with him first.’

Mr Travers went on to say that there were personal issues which his client was dealing with at the time of the incident which were mentioned in the probation report but which he did not wish to go into in open court.

Magistrates also ordered Seed to pay £50 prosecution costs by October 9.