A Scots woman is facing a jail sentence after she was convicted of biting off a chunk of her victim’s ear during a boozy all-night party.
Shan Marshall, 27, left Chantelle Mitchell permanently disfigured following the attack which happened in Cardenden in Fife.
The three-day trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court heard how the missing chunk of ear was never found.
Marshall had denied the assault - but the majority of jurors agreed she had attacked Ms Mitchell, seized her by the body, repeatedly punched her on the head and bitten her on the ear, causing a piece of flesh to detach.
The jury had previously heard Ms Mitchell had fallen asleep after a day of drinking beer and vodka, but sobered up when she was attacked.
Marshall admitted to the court she threw the first punch in a fight but had claimed she was "100% certain she never bit her".
The attack left Ms Mitchell severely injured and permanently disfigured.
Addressing the court, Ms Mitchell said: "I had gone to sleep and my ear got bitten off. I was awake when it happened.
"I remember Shan leaning in and put her head around me and biting my ear. I had my hands over my face."
When Marshall's defence solicitor Lee Qumsieh suggested the bite had not happened, Ms Mitchell replied: "Well, I can't just bite my own ear off, can I?"
Marshall, of Hyndloup Terrace in Cardenden - referred to as Sian Marshall throughout the trial - committed the offence at another property in the street on October 5, 2019.
She was remanded by Sheriff Jamie Gilchrist and will appear for sentencing on June 3 after reports are written up.
However, Marshall, who has two previous convictions including assault to injury, has been told already that a prison sentence is "extremely likely".
Sheriff Gilchrist said: "You have been convicted of a vicious assault.
"It is extremely likely that the end result is a custodial sentence."
