Published date: 11 March 2016 |
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A WOMAN who bit her partner’s nose during a drunken row at their Wrexham home has been spared immediate custody – partly as a result of a letter to the court from the victim.
Defendant Jenni Jackson said in her basis of plea that her partner was holding her by the throat at the time.
Jackson, 27, of Bank Street, Southsea, near Wrexham, admitted a wounding charge at an earlier hearing and was told by a judge she had behaved in an uncivilised way.
At Mold Crown Court yesterday, she received an eight-month prison sentence suspended for a year with rehabilitation and she was ordered to carry out 120 hours’ community work.
She was ordered to pay £350 costs and a £100 surcharge.
Judge Eleri Rees, the presiding judge for Wales, said that on December 5 last year she had behaved in an uncivilised way – she had bitten another person and caused a nasty injury.
She said that she had not been told if there was long-term scarring or not. The judge said that she took into account her basis of plea – and said that it was domestic violence.
Jackson was no stranger to violence and obviously had a problem with her temper.
But she had pleaded guilty, she had limited previous convictions, and the judge said that she took note of the stance of the complainant.
Prosecutor Emmalyne Downing said Jackson and complainant Corey Cavaney had been in a three-and-a-half year relationship.
On December 4 the complainant went out for a drink with her father and when she returned home the defendant was angry and accused her of being “on the pull”.
She calmed down and they watched television but later it erupted again when Jackson complained about some things on Facebook and again accused her of being “on the pull”.
The complainant told her that she was “nuts and twisted” and in Jackson’s basis of plea, which had been accepted, she said the first physical contact came from the complainant.
Miss Cavaney grabbed her by the throat as a result of which Jackson said she bit her on the nose.
The prosecutor showed photographs of the bite mark to the bridge of the nose.
Miss Cavaney wanted to leave but did not have her mobile phone and the defendant screamed at her as the victim cowed in the hallway.
Jackson then apologised, the complainant went to a mirror and saw that she had a gash across the bridge of her nose and ran to a nearby house where the police were called.
The police arrived, Jackson refused to open the door initially and struggled with the police.
Interviewed, she said she had been grabbed by the throat and bit her partner in retaliation and because she could not breathe.
The prosecutor said the complainant had withdrawn her complaint, did not support the prosecution and had made it clear she did not want a restraining order.
Defending barrister Sion ap Mihangel said his client was remorseful and apologetic for the unpleasant injuries she had caused.
She had tried to apologise on the night as soon as she realised the extent of what she had done.
Jackson had the good sense to plead guilty at an early stage.
It had been a reaction to what the complainant had done to her although it was accepted Jackson had “gone over the top”.
A letter had been sent by the complainant in which she described it as a drunken argument that got out of hand.
They could have dealt with the situation themselves.
The bail conditions had been removed previously so Jackson could return to their home and they were still together.
Jackson was a vulnerable individual and her barrister suggested a suspended sentence.
see-http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/159663/woman-who-bit-partner-s-nose-in-wrexham-spared-jail-sentence.aspx
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