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Alan Weston

Woman 'blew kisses' after glassing man while 'off her face' on cocaine and booze

A woman glassed a stranger and then blew kisses at him while "off her face" on cocaine and booze, a court heard.

Katie Murphy, 30, attacked the man, Joseph Walker, as he was out for drinks with friends at the busy Masquerade bar in Liverpool.

The glass narrowly missed Mr Walker's right eye but he was left with significant injuries which will leave him permanently scarred, the Liverpool Echo reported.

Murphy of Stonyfield, Netherton, previously admitted she was "off her face" after a cocaine and alcohol binge which started the night before the attack on the evening of October 10 last year.

She appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing on Friday after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm without intent.

Murphy accepted the victim of her attack was "wholly innocent" (Liverpool Echo)

CCTV showed Mr Walker chatting and drinking with friends at the bar in the moments leading up to the sickening attack.

Suddenly, while Mr Walker is looking down at his phone, he is approached by Murphy, who "swilled" a drink at him and smashed the glass in his face.

She then "blew two kisses" at the victim before walking outside.

Chris Hopkins, prosecuting, said: "Mr Walker described a hand appearing with a glass which was thrust into his face. The glass broke with the impact.

"He bled profusely and was left with a jagged wound. He was taken to hospital and needed four internal stitches and 10 external stitches above his right eye."

In his victim statement, Mr Walker said he now has a visible scar to his forehead, and he had become conscious of the way he looked.

He added: "I had a bubbly, happy nature before this happened, but I am now more nervous around people. I still don't know why it was me she did it to. Maybe it was mistaken identity, maybe she just didn't like the look of me.

"The injury was very close to my eye and it could have been a lot worse."

Mr Walker bravely said he had "forgiven" his attacker.

Mike Hagerty, defending, said Murphy accepted the victim of her attack was "wholly innocent."

He added: "The defendant has a significant mental health problem, including a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, which is exacerbated by the use of drugs and alcohol. She has expressed regret and is remorseful."

Judge Recorder Richard Leiper QC sentenced Murphy to 30 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months.

She was ordered to undergo a mental health and a drug rehabilitation programme, along with 120 hours of unpaid work.

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