The mother of a 50-year-old who had her party turned into an ugly brawl recounted how she was “punched in the bubs” while the guest who initiated the fight ended up losing a tooth.
As the number of people watching a video of the mayhem on social media soared to more than a million, Lisa Keegan, from Colne, Lancashire, insisted today: ‘We are not a rough family – but that day it all got out of hand.’
Lisa shared that Lisa’s birthday celebration began in civilized style with 15 people enjoying a variety of food such as cheeseboards, sandwiches, and birthday cakes in the shaded backyard.
The party commenced to turn into chaos as more people started drinking and they moved on to the front yard to enjoy the sunset.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Lisa told how her daughter Colleen, 33, and a friend’s teenage grandson first crashed to the floor after their bench collapsed.
Remarkably, Colleen did not spill a drop of her spritzer, but then things became ‘proper lairy’.
One mother who witnessed her 50th birthday celebration turn into a brawl told how she got ‘punched in boobs’ and another guest ended up getting a knocked out tooth. Lisa Keegan was pictured
Adam was seen in the white shirt, laughing as he grabbed an ecigarette from another teenager at the party. Tony ended up hitting his mother in-law with punches. She shouted at Tony not to.
Lisa’s little girl Colleen was forced from her chair by her mother, shouting at her to stop the fighting. Lancashire Police confirm that they responded to the situation and brought one man home.
Lisa, who has a serious health condition which prevents her from working, said: ‘I always have a garden party for my birthday and this year was special with it being my 50th and the Queen’s Jubilee.
‘The weather did not let us down but unfortunately one of my guests did.’
Lisa shared that Adam Petriv was an acquaintance she had invited. Adam is someone Lisa sees daily when she walks her dogs.
She said ‘He brought along a fancy bottle of vodka for me as a present – but when I told him I preferred gin, he drank it himself.
‘That was a mistake because he’s on medication and said he hadn’t had a drink for years. Well, it didn’t agree with him.’
Tony, left and Adam were seen throwing punches as Lisa tried to disarm them. Others joined in on the brawl at the party’s boozy birthday bash.
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Lisa told how her daughter Colleen, 33, and a friend’s teenage grandson first crashed to the floor after their bench collapsed (pictured)
Lisa said Adam who lives opposite her mother began winding up a 13-year-old guest, mocking his ear-ring and the e-cigarette he’s allowed to keep his Tourette’s and ADHD under control.
She said: ‘He was bang out of order…. Just causing problems and insulting others. My daughter’s boyfriend Tony looks out for the lad and told Adam to shut up.
‘Adam then said some personal stuff to Tony and they started fighting. It wasn’t a proper fight. Kitten punches is what I’d call it, but Tony still managed to knock out one of Adam’s teeth and bloody his nose.
‘Adam said the tooth was due to come out at the dentist so that saved someone a job.
‘I tried to separate them, but Tony was so drunk he started hitting me and not Adam. All over, I received a punch in my boobs. Colne is for you. We are not a rough family but that day it all got out of hand.’
Colleen, a former factory worker, tried to get into a chair to rest on the grass but was immediately thrown out.
Lisa, who likened herself to Mimi Maguire of the TV series Shameless, asked Sue Johnson to record what happened as the brawl broke out.
Lisa, who has a serious health condition which prevents her from working, said: ‘I always have a garden party for my birthday and this year was special with it being my 50th and the Queen’s Jubilee’ (pictured with her friend Sue Johnson)
As the number of people watching a video of the mayhem on social media soared to more than a million, Lisa Keegan, from Colne, Lancashire, insisted today: ‘We are not a rough family – but that day it all got out of hand’
However, she quickly asked Patricia Keegan her mother, now 76, for help because she was afraid of what was occurring.
As she poured herself a stiff gin and tonic, Lisa said: ‘I was worried by how it was going.
‘I had to pick up a chair at one point to ward off Tony who didn’t know what he was doing. It was hard to believe that I looked like an adolescent lion tamer when I was working with pussycats.
‘The police came. They were fantastic and drove Adam home. After a couple hours, he returned to his hotel having cleaned up and had put on new clothes. He wanted to show kindness to everybody.
‘I cannot say he spoiled my birthday because it was hilarious and one I’ll remember the rest of my life. But I won’t be inviting him next year, not a chance.’
Lisa, who was left with two broken dining chairs and a damaged bench, claimed that she finally went to sleep at 11.30 pm, only to be woken by her mother because she forgot her keys.
She went on: ‘Then we noticed that some other neighbours at the back were also having a party so we joined in with them until 2am.’
Tony Afzal (52), the star of the fight that has been called the most terrible ever said that he needed to apologize to his mother in law for not hitting his target.
The former welder, who has been dating Colleen for three years, said: ‘It was mayhem. We had all had too much to drink and I didn’t really know what I was doing.
‘I just wasn’t going to allow Adam to pick on a kid so I did my best. After about a minute, I was completely exhausted and was just lying there on the grass. I’m no boxer. The banter was purely for fun. No-one got hurt.’
After a flurry of drunken guests, other partygoers were made to join the fray. While Lisa and Tony grapple on the ground with Adam, Lisa is trying to hold off another man.
For his part, Adam who is also unemployed, said: ‘It was more like shadow boxing. We’d had one too many drinks, then we had a few cross words and that’s what happens.
‘I didn’t mean any ill intentions. It was a funny story that we shared later. This was more of an drunken mess than anything.
‘I’ve done worse and that’s why I don’t drink. It’s the first time I’ve drank in five years. After that, we continued to drink in the heat. At least people got a laugh out of it.’
Several of Lisa’s neighbours on the terraced street expressed their lack of surprise at the turn of events which went viral after Colleen posted it with the caption, ‘this is how birthday celebrations end’.
Tony and Adam say that they’ve reconciled after the incident. As the fight gets underway, you can hear other members of the group laughing.
One said: ‘It wasn’t a great surprise to us. Lisa’s lovely, a very friendly lady who will always say hello, but whenever the sun comes out she does like a drink. Her friends and family are just the same.’
Another added: ‘They went to another neighbourhood party last year and it was so noisy we shouted at them to keep it down because of getting the kids to sleep.
‘They thought it was someone else on the street who had shouted and gave them a right mouthful.’
Lisa said most of her neighbours thought it was ‘hilarious’.
‘One of them has written nasty comments on social media,’ she said, ‘but she’s not a nice person anyway. Her children have all been removed from her.
‘There’s bound to be a bit of bother but I will take no notice. I’m looking forward to next year’s birthday already.’