The owner of Aces Bar in Hither Green and his two sons have been charged with affray after a mass brawl "kicked off" outside the venue, a court heard.

Amarjit Nasran, 45, and his two sons, Jaspreet, 22, and Balwinder, 20, of Avondale Road in Downham, are accused of taking part in a punch-up outside the Verdant Lane venue.

In a written statement read out in Woolwich Crown Court today (March 10), eyewitness Sandra Powell said she called 999 when she saw a group of men, one holding a bottle, fighting outside Aces Bar on March 2 last year, describing the scene as "mayhem" and "kicking off".

Detective Constable David Sutton, of Lewisham police, told the court he led a search at Aces Bar the following day and confiscated three kitchen knives and CCTV equipment.

The CCTV evidence had to be sent to forensic practitioners after part of the equipment was formatted following the incident, causing footage from the outside camera to be deleted, the court heard.

All three men deny the charges against them.

The trial continues.