The words "you're getting it, you little rat" were heard being shouted as violence erupted at a gym. Punches were thrown and weapons, including weights, were allegedly brandished and swung a a brawl broke out at Everlast Gym in Aintree. Today, April 29, Cory Bruen, Peter Humphreys and Alexander Lane went on trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of affray in connection with the incident. Lane's older brother, Vaughan Lane, previously pleaded guilty to his involvement in the incident. Kevin Liston, prosecuting, told a jury this morning: "This case relates to a violent clash between four males in a public place while innocent bystanders looked on. The crown say there are essentially two sides to the incident. "On one side, Alexander Lane and his brother Vaughan Lane, and, on the other side, Cory Bruen and his friend Peter Humphreys." The Lane brothers were seen on CCTV footage arriving at the premises on Ormskirk Road shortly after 10am on February 28 2023, with 29-year-old Vaughan checking in using a membership under another man's name. Their co-defendants then arrived just under 15 minutes later and made their way onto the gymnasium floor, reports the ECHO . It was at this stage they were said to have been "immediately sighted by the Lane brothers", who had been located in a weights area. Mr Liston described how Vaughan Lane was seen "making the first movement towards Mr Bruen and Mr Humphreys, lunging towards them", adding: "The crown cannot say if any party was armed at that point. "Both Mr Bruen and Mr Humphreys immediately run towards the other end of the gym and are chased by the Lane brothers. A fight occurs, and there is a group of other gym users gathering to watch. "The crown say that all four males are exchanging violent blows, Mr Vaughan Lane and Mr Bruen fighting one on one while Mr Alexander Lane and Mr Humphreys are stood toe to toe, Mr Humphreys brandishing a weight as a weapon. "Other footage which captured the incident captures a comment, 'you're getting it, you little rat'. The crown cannot say who made that comment. "Mr Humphreys, by his own admission, accepted picking up a weight which he used to swing at Alexander Lane, claiming to do so in self defence." Humphreys, of Roughwood Drive in Kirkby, then dropped the weight and left the gym, with 25-year-old Alexander Lane thereafter "joining the fight" involving his brother and 30-year-old Bruen. Mr Liston told jurors: "A young female appears to be in some degree of shock and moves away in order to avoid being caught up. "Alexander Lane can be seen running into shot and throwing punches at Mr Bruen. At this stage, various people come to try and separate the matter. "When the fight eventually separates, Mr Bruen is seen to be bleeding from his face and head. The Lane brothers are ushered out of the gymnasium and leave. "Staff at the gym assisted Mr Bruen and made a call to the police. Mr Bruen was unwilling to disclose his details. A short time later, Mr Humphreys returned and collected Mr Bruen." The latter two defendants left before the arrival of the emergency services at the scene, with police arresting the Lanes at their home address on Dodds Lane in Maghull later the same day. Officers seized clothing including a black Under Armour jacket at this stage, with both of the siblings subsequently giving no comment under questioning. Alexander Lane was later interviewed for a second time however and "gave an account stating that the other males had weapons, although he did not see them". He was said to have attended Whiston Hospital the day after the incident in order to receive treatment to a laceration to his left ear. Bruen and 42-year-old Humphreys subsequently attended voluntary interviews, with both giving prepared statements on the matter before "exercising their legal right to silence". The former, of Cleadon Road in Kirkby, was seen in the immediate aftermath of the brawl "with swelling to his face and a laceration to his head which was bleeding", with his t-shirt being left covered in blood and his wound being bandaged by members of staff. Mr Liston concluded his opening by saying: "Each of the three defendants in the dock accepts that they were present in the gym and were in some way involved in the incident. Significantly, each of them denies the use of unlawful violence. "Mr Bruen and Mr Humphreys will claim that they were defending themselves. Mr Alexander Lane will claim essentially two things. One, that he was defending himself and, thereafter, that he was defending his brother Vaughan Lane. "The crown suggest though that, with an individual arming himself with a weight and the injuries sustained, you can properly dismiss the notion of self defence and conclude that the violence used was neither reasonable nor lawful. Members of the jury, if you need or require a barometer to gauge the impact on those present, the crown ask you to consider the young female trying to gather her belongings, seemingly trapped as the defendants brawl with no regard for those around them, a brawl which moves rapidly and uncontrollably across a gym where innocent bystanders had gone to train and keep fit." Bruen, Humphreys and Alexander Lane all deny affray, with Vaughan Lane having admitted the same count. The trial, before Judge Charlotte Crangle, continues, and is due to last around five days.