Overview

• Halil Dal, 30, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm after CCTV showed him smashing a bottle and making stabbing motions outside the Camel nightclub on December 14, 2024.
• The victim, named in court as Kashif Chugtai, suffered minor back lacerations and declined to give a formal statement, which prosecutors said constrained the charge.
• Poole Magistrates' Court sentenced Dal to 24 weeks' imprisonment suspended for 18 months, with a 24-week curfew from 7pm to 7am enforced by an electronic tag.
• Because the custodial term is under 12 months, Dal does not meet the legal threshold for automatic deportation under current UK rules.
• Defense counsel cited alleged persecution by Turkish police and significant mental-health issues since arriving in the UK; magistrates waived costs and a victim surcharge due to his limited means.