article_snippet.sent: Builder Mark Lawson, 44, was in The Diamond Tap public house in Newbury, Berkshire for the work Christmas party when his agreed that his co-worker Simon Myers could take some chips from his plate.
article_snippet.sent: Simon Blackford, for the prosecution, told Reading Crown Court that Mark Lawson had been drinking with Mark Lawson colleagues at the work Christmas party when Mark Lawson ordered a burger, chips and onion rings.
article_snippet.sent: Mark Lawson said: 'The defendant ordered a burger and chips and onion rings and some of Mark Lawson colleagues, including Simon Myers, took an onion ring and that gave rise to a somewhat explosive reaction. '
article_snippet.sent: The defendant said "don't you come between me and my onion rings" and there was clearly some talk about that.'
article_snippet.sent: However, one of two colleagues, including Simon Myers then joked about taking more of Simon Myers onion rings.
article_snippet.sent: Mark Lawsonreacted in a very loud way' when colleagues, including Simon Myers, stole Mark Lawson onion rings from Mark Lawson plate .
article_snippet.sent: Mark Lawson took offence to Mark Lawson work colleagues attempting to steal his onion rings .
highlights_snippet.sent: Simon Myers had asked Mark Lawson if Simon Myers could have some of Simon Myers chips .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Mark Lawson agreed, but reacted angrily when Simon Myers took onion ring instead .
  