A RAP concert at which an NEC doorman was shot five times was deemed no more of a security risk than a Donny Osmond gig, a court heard.

Army veteran Robert Tough, from Hockley Heath, near Solihull, suffered life-threatening bullet wounds to his face, foot, head and stomach in the shooting at Kanye West’s show in February 2006.

The 51-year-old, who completed five tours of duty in Northern Ireland, had been contracted by Core Security to head rapid response teams at NEC concerts where there was a perceived threat of violence and drugs.

But at a trial at the High Court in Birmingham, it emerged the search procedure for West’s show was categorised as “minimal and random”.

The court heard that a particular type of search had been deployed by the NEC for a Donny Osmond concert and meant security staff needed only to check guests’ bags and bulky clothes on entry.