Truro Crown Court
'Slag' insult led to woman slashing man's face with a glass so badly he needed hospital treatment
Court told how the victim had earlier assaulted parter of his attacker, 22-year-old Rebecca Long, and tried to spit at her
Graeme Wilkinson
The incident happened in Fore Street outside the Ship Inn in Looe
A 22-year-old sliced a man's face so badly with a glass outside a pub that he needed hospital treatment after he called her 'a slag'.
A court heard that Rebecca Long walked up to the man outside the pub in Looe and struck him to the side of his face with a glass in her hand. The glass smashed and cut his face so badly that he was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for stitches.
Long, now of Eastwood Crescent, Bristol, previously pleaded guilty before magistrates to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm, which was seen as so serious that she was sent to Truro Crown Court for sentencing.
Prosecutor Francesca Whebell said the victim was a man called Mr Gibbs who had been out with friends drinking in Looe on April 1. She said Mr Gibbs was part of a group asked to leave a club called Billy's because they were being rowdy.
She said: "As he was leaving, he saw another male, a Mr Keeting, who was the partner of the defendant at the time." She said Mr Gibbs assaulted Mr Keeting and also spat at Long, although he missed her and caught one of her friends instead.
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Later that evening in Fore Street, Ms Whebell added, Mr Gibbs was with a friend when they saw Long standing outside the Ship Inn.
She said: "A friend of the defendant heard them say she [Long] was a slag. The defendant walked towards him, hitting him in the face and causing the glass to smash."
The court heard how police were called and Long said at interview that she had felt intimidated by Mr Gibbs. She said she had forgotten she was holding the glass at the time of the assault.
Long had also written to Mr Gibbs afterwards via Facebook where she apologised for the injury she had caused, the court was told.
Judge Robert Linford said he took into account her good character and gave her credit for her guilty plea at the earliest opportunity.
Long was sentenced to two months in prison, suspended for 12 months. She was also ordered to pay Mr Gibbs £300 compensation.