A BOUNCER accused of killing a man with one punch outside a bar insisted he wouldn’t do anything differently, a court heard.

Leslie Wiseman, of Whitehouse Meadows, Eastwood, claims he acted in self defence when Paul Wallington suffered catastrophic injuries in the early hours of Christmas Day, 2018.

Mr Wallington, 25, died days later after being involved in the incident outside the Vine Bar, in Brentwood.

Wiseman denies manslaughter and took to the dock to give evidence yesterday, insisting he acted professionally.

He said: “I would not do things differently in the same situation in the future.

“I dealt with it in every professional way that I could do.

“I struck him in an assumption that he had a weapon or knife.

“He was coming towards me and making threats and and I hit him in self defence.

“I couldn’t make an assessment of what he had in his hands.

“He was saying to his partner’s ex-boyfriend ‘I will serve you up and I’ve got something for you.’”

Wiseman told the court he was certain Mr Wallington had a weapon and he acted accordingly.

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He added: “It was my stark belief that he could have a weapon and serve you up means I will stab you, it’s common knowledge.

“The threats were continuous and got worse, I had no option to radio for someone to come and help.

“I became frightened when he came towards me and it was the words and his approach which made me strike him.

“I did not have time to think about whether he had a knife.

“I moved him from the road to get him to safety. There was no way I could have carried him through the club with 130 people and found an office to put him in.

“I took him to the first place that was safe and did the checks and did not move him to an alleyway to avoid police or people seeing what I had done.”

The trail previously heard Wiseman sent messages to friends where he described the incident, stating he “caught him a dream” and offered tips to friends on how to punch.

He admitted he was “idiotic” to send the messages and they were part of a “pathetic bravado chat with mates”.

The trial continues.