A NIGHT out celebrating a new job ended in the casualty department when a father-of-two got arrested.

Burnley magistrates heard claims David Ibbotson's wrist was broken when a police officer hit him with a pair of handcuffs.

Ibbotson, of Bright Terrace, Trawden, who had earlier been shouting and swearing, was conditionally discharged for 12 months, with £65 costs, after admitting being drunk and disorderly and possessing cannabis resin.

Tom Snape, prosecuting, said police received reports of a disturbance and the defendant was shouting loudly. He appeared agitated, said he wasn't going anywhere when asked to move and swore. He was arrested after he was told to leave again.

On the journey to the police station, Ibbotson was banging on the door of the police van and was later shouting threats to the custody officer. When he was searched, cannabis was found on him.

Mark Irlam, defending, said Ibbotson had gone out to celebrate getting a new job, had several drinks at a pub and left.

He walked straight into a boisterous group of people being dealt with by police and was not one of those there at first.

Mr Irlam said the defendant refused to go into a cell at the police station because he needed medical treatment after his wrist was fractured when he was being arrested. That was now the subject of a complaint.

An officer had got the handcuffs, they were not opened and he had hit the defendant's arm with the cuffs. Ibbotson needed treatment and thought the best way of getting it was to refuse to go into a cell. He eventually went to hospital, where a fracture was diagnosed.

Ibbotson now realised he should have co-operated, as that would have made life simpler for him.

Mr Irlam added: "The celebrations went completely wrong. The defendant ended up with a broken wrist and got locked up by the police."