A JEALOUS bouncer left a teenager with a broken cheekbone after punching him outside J2 nightclub, a court heard.

Shabir Khan had harangued 19-year-old Didie Nturo out of resentment for him talking and dancing with a woman, Bolton Crown Court heard.

Khan, who has since been sacked as a door supervisor with Elite, launched the unprovoked attack when J2 in Nelson Square was closing at 5am on May 9 last year.

Nturo told police Khan had "stared" at him in a threatening manner inside the club, as well as asking him whether anything was going on between him and fellow reveller Nicola Cornwell.

Judge Peter Davies said Khan's anger had been "bubbling under" before he punched him outside, with Mr Nturo taken to accident and emergency at Royal Bolton Hospital after the attack

He was left needing two operations to his face.

A victim impact statement from Mr Nturo said the incident has left his face asymmetrical and damaged the nerves in his lips.

Khan, who admitted the assault, was given a 10-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and told to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work and pay £1,000 in compensation.

The court heard that Khan, aged 30, initially told police he had just pushed Mr Nturo and that he had been acting in self-defence.

In a letter to Judge Davies, he maintained that he had been "in fear of his own safety", but the judge said Mr Nturo could not be blamed for what happened.

Adam Watkins, prosecuting, said how early in the evening, Khan, of Walmsley Avenue, Bury, had approached Mr Nturo and told him to leave Miss Cornwell alone.

Mr Nturo, Miss Cornwell and another male friend were waiting outside for a taxi after the club had closed when Khan approached them.

Mr Watkins said: "The defendant said to him 'are you getting married or something?' before Mr Nturo turned away.

"The defendant delivered a single punch with evident force and without warning to the side of Mr Nturo's face, causing him to lose his balance."

He added that other door staff at J2 had "turned a blind eye" to the incident, with Khan asking if he "wanted more" when Mr Nturo tried to protest.

The court was told how Khan, a family man with a two-year-old daughter, and his partner were coping with the loss of two twin boys at the time, while his previous record as a bouncer was "impeccable".

Sentencing Judge Davies said: "You are employed to protect people.

"You did not protect Mr Nturo. In fact on a number of occasions you sought him out.

"You saw him engaging, dancing and talking to a young woman.

"You were jealous of his association with that woman."