A BAR where a mother spent hours drinking before she fell down steps and died is being shut down. 

Councillors made the decision this evening after beauty school owner Gina Pickett was found lying in the street with fatal head injuries at around 1am on February 20.

The 45-year-old mother of two young children was seen going into the Molotov Cocktail Bar in Worthing at around 8pm the night before. She spent hours drinking there before walking out into the street alone, police documents said.

Coroner Penelope Schofield last month ruled Ms Pickett’s severe intoxication “directly led” to her accidental death.

Within the last few minutes Worthing councillors voted to revoke the bar's licence.

The licensing committee heard submissions from Sussex Police and the bar owners in a meeting lasting three hours. Councillors deliberated for another hour before voting to shut the cocktail bar down.

Friends and loved ones remembered the co-owner of Lash and Thread Beauty Training School in Lauriston Road, Brighton, as a “wonderful lady” who “touched hearts”.

It is the second time the Molotov owners have seen their premises under licence review. 

An application to revoke the Chatsworth Road establishment’s licence revealed this as one of a string of “serious incidents” which showed its bosses to have a “complete disregard” for patrons’ safety, Sussex Police said.

In the papers submitted to Worthing Borough Council, Chief Inspector Miles Ockwell said the managers and owners of the bar, Peter Mott and Barry Wells, made “no attempt” to meet the bar’s licensing requirements to prevent crime or ensure public safety.