Staff member glassed woman in face at club in Humberston
A WOMAN narrowly escaped losing an eye after she was viciously "glassed" in the face by a member of staff at a club.
Another woman desperately tried to calm the situation down, but she was also attacked and had a clump of hair pulled out, a court heard.
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Rachel Kirkley, 34, of Sheraton Drive, Humberston, denied wounding Anne Walker and assaulting Amanda Wright, causing actual bodily harm, on May 26 but was convicted after a trial.
Grimsby Crown Court heard that the violent incident erupted in the toilets of the Lucarlys club in Wilton Road, Humberston.
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There was a confrontation and Kirkley shoved a glass in Ms Walker's face, hitting her near an eye.
Ms Wright tried to intervene and calm the situation down, but Kirkley continued being violent and pulled a clump of hair from Ms Wright's head.
Ms Walker later said that she was "stunned" that she was attacked by a woman and even more shocked that it was by a member of staff at the premises.
"She should have been the person helping and not the person attacking me," she said.
She added that it was "very lucky" that the glass did not go in her eye – but it was "very close".
Craig Lowe, mitigating, said Kirkley had no previous convictions, acted wholly out of character and would lose her job at Lucarlys, where she had worked for about 14 years.
Recorder Eric Elliott QC told Kirkley: "She could have lost an eye.
"Your conduct in that public toilet was inexcusable, bearing in mind particularly your position of responsibility in your employment at the club."
"The public are sick and tired of violence that takes place at or inside public settings."
Mother-of-three Kirkley was given a one-year suspended prison sentence, 150 hours' unpaid work was ordered to pay £750 compensation to Ms Walker, £250 to Ms Wright and £250 costs.
7 Comments
by lee_GTFC1
Thursday, February 28 2013, 12:29PM
“Surely after being found guilty of a crime like this you should be considered a danger to the public.I thought that if you were a danger to the public that you got locked up..obviously not!
What a cruel and spiteful thing to do to someone.”
by 44wick
Thursday, February 28 2013, 8:18AM
“Hopefully, the lowlife scum who did this will suffer badly later in her life. I can't believe she has been let off by our spineless legal system.”
by seadog
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 2:01PM
“i hope she dont serve me ..can i have a pint and a glass in my face please ...sack her”
by davendogs
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 1:21PM
“A glass, knife, car. All weapons when used with intent. You could include many items, a biro pen for instance. This one got something of a sentence, I'd like more info on how the incident came about. One question is how did a glass come to be in the toilet.”
by thingsrgrim
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 12:57PM
“Suspended sentence for glassing someone in the face.............thats a joke. a drinks glass is as dangerous as a stanley blade, she should have been locked up. Its not that long ago that glassings got you locked up for a minimum of 2 years I suppose her plea would have been some thing along the lines of being a parent, out of character...blah blah blah. What a shining example you are to your kids..!!!!...........Where do these judges (and the local Magistrates) come from.........they obviously dont live around the streets of Grimsby and Cleethorpes and have to put up with this kind of anti social dead head behaviour.”
by THEAPPLE
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 11:50AM
“thats like being beaten up by the bouncers on the way in ,coward.”
by billyliar
Wednesday, February 27 2013, 9:58AM
“Serious assault with a glass ! suspended sentence ! its laughable !!!!!”