An abusive customer has been banned from using his local night club after he was caught with weapons twice within a few weeks.

Liam Hill armed himself with a knife on the first occasion and a makeshift knuckleduster on the second at Retro’s club in Teignmouth.

He took the weapons with him because he feared he would suffer the same fate as his father, who was attacked with a hammer and a knife shortly before Christmas last year.

Hill, aged 23, of Kingsway, Teignmouth, admitted two counts of having offensive weapons and one of threatening behaviour and was ordered to do 150 hours unpaid community work and do 25 days rehabilitation activities by Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, at Exeter Crown Court.

He also imposed a five-year restraining order which bans him from entering or seeking to enter Retro’s Club in Northumberland Place, Teignmouth.

The judge told Hill:"These offences have put you on very thin ice. You took weapons with you on two occasions, the second while on bail. This has to stop, and stop now. If you come back her again, you will go to prison.

"I have read a lot about you and I am satisfied this was a particularly difficult time in your life and you have a future ahead of you without criminal offences."

Miss Emily Pitts, prosecuting, said Hill was found with a knife in his sock by a doorman on December 30 and told police he had it for his own protection.

He returned to the club on January 14 and started shouting abuse at door staff, making gestures, and hanging around the entrance after being told to go away.

Staff filmed him continuing to shout threats as a group of girls who he was with tried to usher him down the street. Police found him an hour later when he was still hanging around the area.

They found a fire extinguisher ring on him which he said he had found but agreed he kept it as a weapon to protect himself.

Mr William Parkhill, defending, said Hill’s behaviour was influenced by his suffering from ADHD and fears for his own safety after the attack on his father.

He said Hill believed the man responsible for the attack had previously set someone on fire and other acts of violence and was living in fear.

Mr Parkhill said his client has recently started as a trainee chef at a local restaurant and his planning to achieve qualifications with a view to a career in catering.