A BOOZED-up woman who stabbed a bar worker in the neck with a glass in an unprovoked attack on a night out has been jailed for more than four years.
Charlotte Marsh-Jones, 21, lunged towards the victim with a gin glass, causing a deep cut to her face in November 2019.
The victim was left with a wound around four to five inches long from her cheek, though her ear and down her neck.
Marsh-Jones, of Trowbridge, Wilts, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm following a trial at Swindon Crown Court.
The court heard that the incident happened in 2019 at The Sports Bar in Trowbridge.
A customer went to use the female toilets but found that there were two people in the cubicle and complained to a member of the door staff.
The female member of staff found two women in the cubicle – one of them Marsh-Jones who appeared to be drunk and had been sick.
Following the attack Marsh-Jones was restrained by door staff until the police arrived and she was subsequently arrested.
She has now been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.
Detective Constable Simon Rogers, from Central CID, said: "This was an unprovoked attack on a member of door staff who received serious injuries.
"When asked to leave the premises, Marsh-Jones deliberately picked up a glass and struck it into the victim's neck and face.
"The suspect continued to fight the victim who managed to detain her even after suffering the injury.
"This was a traumatic incident for all involved and I would like to thank the victim and witnesses for their evidence and support in this investigation.
"Her colleagues did a fantastic job of administering first aid and dealing with the aftermath before the police arrived.
"The victim was professionally carrying out her duties to keep the patrons of the premises safe. Violence such as this will not be tolerated and I welcome the sentence passed by the courts."
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