Brutal moment brawl erupts at bowling alley in front of horrified bowlers

03 March 2024 , 13:25

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Brutal moment brawl erupts at bowling alley in front of horrified bowlers

This is the alarming moment a brawl kicked off at a bowling alley - and left multiple people injured.

Police dashed to Tenpin in Bexleyheath, southeast London after staff reported the chaos. The bowling alley has launched an investigation into the carnage, it is understood. But one person was taken to hospital and others sustained facial injuries due to the violence on Friday, which broke out at around 11.15pm. It is unclear what led to the ugly scenes, which a guest caught on their mobile phone camera.

Two young women and a man are snapped engaged in a scuffle, which sees them crash to the floor beside a set of dining tables and chairs. Then, four other young men approach the group and appear to attempt to pull the first man away from the women.

Others then begin kicking the group that have fallen to the ground, as well as using chairs to block punches thrown in return. One of the men who appears to at first be helping one of the women, wearing a white jumper, to get up from the floor is then seen to push her back over a set of chairs.

A video shows people scrapping at a bowling alley in London (UKNIP)

It is unclear what caused tempers to flare but the fracas left several people injured (UKNIP)

Eventually the group begins throwing tables at one another, with one of the women losing a shoe in the chaos. In the midst of the scuffle, a man who appears to be a member of staff walks out with a set of keys hanging from his belt in an apparent attempt to break things up.

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But just as things appear to be simmering down, the fighting starts again, with an assailant narrowly avoiding a punch to go crashing into another member of staff. Feathers which appear to come from a tear in the puffer jacket of one member of the group are seen on camera amid the fracas.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at about 23.15hrs on Friday March 1 to reports of a fight on Albion Road in Bexleyheath. Officers attended and found a number of people with facial injuries. One person was taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening." The Mirror has approached Tenpin for comment.

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