The jury in the Park Hotel violent disorder trial has retired to consider its verdict at Teesside Crown Court.
Eight people deny charges related to the brawl at the Linthorpe pub, shortly after which new dad Benji Bolsenbroek died.
The violence was described as "four minutes of total mayhem" by prosecutor Ian West.
Mr Bolsenbroek, 23, died in the early hours of October 6 last year, shortly after taking a taxi to James Cook University Hospital.
He had been out celebrating the birth of his five-day-old son Kianey when fighting started between his friends and family and another group.
Defendants charged with violent disorder, after an incident at The Park Hotel, Linthorpe on 6th Oct 2013
The four accused in Mr Bolsenbroek's group are Blaine McCarthy, 22, of Blackhall Sands, Acklam, Benjamin Jones, 24, of, Hesleden Avenue, Acklam, Justin Heward, 24, of Harrow Road, Linthorpe, and Cain Conroy, 37, of Slaley Close, New Marske.
The four accused in the other group are Paul Kime, 26, of Daleville Close, Beechwood, Michael Kime, 28, of Lambton Road, Grove Hill, Vicki Kilpatrick, 25, of Woodville Avenue, Beechwood and Anthony Conway, 24, of Barberry, Coulby Newham.
The prosecution does not seek to attribute responsibility for Mr Bolsenbroek’s death to any of the defendants.
Eight others have already pleaded guilty to charges of violent disorder.
Proceeding
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