Nottingham Post published Thug who stabbed man outside club has appeal knocked back

A thug who stabbed a man in the hand during a scuffle outside a Nottingham nightclub has failed in a bid to clear his name.Khalid Alama attacked Dequan Lodge outside the Oceana club, in Parliament Street, during the early hours of October 24 last year.The pair became involved in a scuffle and security staff from the club intervened and dragged the victim to safety, before discovering he had a stab wound to his hand.Alama, of Stotfield Road, Bilborough, denied any wrongdoing but was found guilty.