A REVELLER has spoken of his horror at having part of his nose bitten off by a man who witnesses say looked like The Hulk.

Adrian Haughey will now have to have a piece of his ear removed by surgeons who will use it to try to rebuild his nose after he was attacked in a Derby club.

The 40-year-old, who was out celebrating his birthday with friends, said he was set upon after he asked a group of rowdy men to calm down. Witnesses told police that the attacker was well built and had a ripped T-shirt, making him look like the film character The Hulk.

Mr Haughey was butted, kicked and punched before having the tip of his nose bitten off in Beckets Bar in the early hours.

Mr Haughey, who says he has been unable to sleep since the attack, suffered cuts to his head which needed stitches as well as two black eyes.

He says he is now too embarrassed to leave his house, fearing that people will stare at his injuries. The former bricklayer, who is registered disabled because of problems with his legs, said: "We were having a really good night before all this happened.

"A group were being stupid and barged into me, all I said was 'watch out'. Then one of the group went to fetch this other lad. I had moved because I was looking for my mate but he just came and head-butted me. I pushed him and said 'what are you doing?' Then he comes over and bites my nose.

"It was just such a shock – he was a madman."

Detective Constable Manjit Johal, who is leading the investigation into the attack, which happened just before 1am on Sunday, March 7, said it was a "nasty assault".

He said: "The victim was dancing on the dance floor with two friends.

"He said a group of males were being really excited close by and barged into him. He says to one of them 'what are you doing?' and then remembers being head-butted. He suffered nasty injuries."

DC Johal says he was then punched and kicked several times.

"He then remembers having his nose bitten off at some stage during the fight before he is ejected by the bouncers," he said.

"Outside, he was helped by two females who we believe called an ambulance and we would like to say thank you to them.

"A search of the dance floor was carried out but the nose was not found."

Police spent yesterday viewing CCTV from the club and surrounding area. They are appealing for the two women and any taxi drivers who may have taken the attacker home after the incident to come forward.

He was a white male, in his 30s, about 6ft, with light, shaven hair.

DC Johal said: "The victim can't recall any clothing but a lot of witnesses have told us that he had a ripped top and looked like The Hulk.

"We assume this lad has got a taxi at about 1am, and we would like to hear from taxi drivers if they remember taking someone home who looks like The Hulk."

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call Derbyshire police on 0345 123 3333 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.