Pub brawls hushed up with free cab, drinks Ralph and Kathy Kelly have lobbied for tougher sentences after their son's attacker Kieran Loveridge was sentenced to four years in prison. Kieran Loveridge being led away after being found guilty over the death of Thomas Kelly. KINGS Cross nightclubs are buying the silence of patrons who have been bashed by giving them a cab docket to go home - and a drinks voucher for their next visit. It is allegedly one of the ways some bars and clubs are avoiding reporting assaults on their premises to police - to prevent the stats weighing against them when they renew their licences. The claims by senior police come as The Daily Telegraph reveals it was Premier Barry O'Farrell who put the brakes on new one-punch laws that would have seen attackers jailed for up to 20 years if their victim died. Under the planned laws there would be no onus on the prosecution to prove intent to murder. Attorney-General Greg Smith could have had the laws in place late last year - before teenager Daniel Christie was felled by a coward punch on New Year's Eve and later died - but Mr O'Farrell told Mr Smith to take the summer to check what happened in other jurisdictions first. The revelations come a day after The Daily Telegraph revealed how the Premier had used selective figures hiding the truth about statistics on drunken violence in Kings Cross. Daniel Christie died after being punched in Kings Cross. Thomas Kelly died after being punched in Kings Cross. Fed-up senior police yesterday said some Kings Cross bars and clubs had been known to send assault victims with serious injuries home in a cab rather than call an ambulance or seek other medical attention. Notorious venue Bada Bing lost its fight to keep its all-night trading licence last month after shocking evidence emerged of the club failing to tell police of acts of violence on the premises. "Police have been frustrated by the lack of co-operation from staff in relation to the provision of CCTV to police, staff claiming not to have seen incidents ... providing false information," the report by Chris Sidoti, chair of the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority, said in December. Police outside notorious Kings Cross club Bada Bing after a man was shot in the shoulder at the premises in 2012. Last night, boxing champion Anthony Mundine applauded Danny Green on his stance against violence and coward punching. "It's really important at times like these that we unite against this tragedy that is affecting so many innocent kids and their families, and while Danny and I are sworn enemies in the ring, I can only say that I have the utmost respect for the support he is putting behind this most important campaign to stop this horrendous and unforgivable act," Mundine said. There must be zero tolerance for this anti-social behaviour that is fuelled by drug, alcohol and steroid use, that is killing our kids. Boxer Danny Green has taken a stance against violence and coward punching. Anthony Mundine has backed fellow boxer Danny Green on his anti-violence and coward punching stance. A spokesman for Mr O'Farrell yesterday said the Premier was on leave and could not comment on why he postponed the one-punch laws.