A 30-year-old defendant’s “biggest source of shame” was being behind bars following the death of his sister in the last week aged only 39.

“It’s had a profound impact on him that he finds himself unable to help his family,” said defence barrister Gareth Roberts at Caernarfon Crown Court.

Judge Niclas Parry expressed the sympathy of the court “at a very sad loss at a young age.”

Marc Williams, 30, of Maes yr Orsedd, Llandudno, pleaded guilty to two charges of common assault involving an attack on two bouncers at the Club 147 nightclub at Llandudno in March in which they were pushed and threatened.

It happened just six weeks after he was given a six months prison sentence, suspended for a year, at Caernarfon crown court for causing actual bodily harm to a former woman partner during a row at a friend’s house, picking her up and causing her to fall into a bath.

She may have lost consciousness temporarily, and suffered afterwards from blurred vision and tenderness, said William Hingston, prosecuting.

In March 2015 at Mold Crown Court he’d been jailed for eight months for another assault causing actual bodily harm.

Williams appeared on Friday via video link from Altcourse prison and was jailed for eight months – two months for the night club assaults, with the six months suspended term activated.

Judge Parry told him: “This was persistent, violent, threatening behaviour in a public place, in a volatile situation in licensed premises.” The judge added that it was fortunate that injuries were not more serious.

Mr Hingston stated that at one stage Williams had picked up a 3ft pole outside the door of the club and threatened to hit the two doormen.

Mr Roberts said Williams accepted that it must be prison but wished to apologise. He had written to the two victims expressing his remorse and regret and was undergoing a course of rehabilitation.