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A mom of two has been jailed after she glassed her former greatest buddy in an assault in a packed bar. Ebony Jones, 26, shattered the half pint glass throughout the face of assist employee Megan Smith in a drunken row.

The assault left Miss Smith needing 36 stitches to her face and 5 extra to her nostril and requiring remedy from a maxillofacial surgeon. The sufferer stated her life “has not been the same” for the reason that assault, saying Jones has “ruined my life”. Newport Crown Court heard Jones approached Miss Smith as she stood on the bar and commenced to argue together with her over the sale of a canine.

Prosecutor Byron Broadstock stated Miss Smith – additionally a mom of two – requested Jones to go away her alone however the “drunk” defendant flew right into a rage and wielded the glass at her.

The bust-up contained in the Emporium Snooker Club in Bargoed, Caerphilly, noticed Jones delivering livid blows in the direction of her sufferer and the 2 girls had been separated by different revellers.

Mr Broadstock stated: “Previously they had been good friends but recently their relationship had taken a turn for the worse over a completely unrelated matter.”

He stated the 2 girls had been arguing over the sale of a canine involving the sufferer’s ex-husband.

He stated: “Miss Smith told the defendant to ‘leave me alone’ and ‘get away from me’ – she wouldn’t.

“The subsequent factor she recollects is the defendant’s proper arm coming in the direction of her with a half pint glass in it. That struck her to the face connecting together with her left eye.”

He said the victim’s memory was “a little bit of a blur” after being struck but she could recall Jones continuing to hit her.

Mr Broadstock said: “Footage exhibits no less than 4 strikes to the face. Miss Smith remembers the sensation of glass smashing.

“When the glass hit her face it made a shattering sound.”

In a sufferer impression assertion, Miss Smith stated the assault had left her with everlasting scarring and she or he was now referred to as “Megan Scar” round her hometown.

She stated: “Following the assault my life has not been the same. Ebony and I had been friends for years and had a very close relationship and treated each others’ families as our own – I can’t believe she assaulted me this badly. Ebony has betrayed me in the worst possible way – she has ruined my life. I just can’t believe she assaulted me. She was my best friend.”

The court docket heard she was a “shell of my former self” and that the psychological impression of the assault had broken her relationships together with her boyfriend, dad and mom and associates.

Aspiring nursery employee Jones, of Caerphilly, admitted wounding with intent on the day she was because of stand trial.

Emma Harris, defending, stated Jones suffered from psychological well being issues and was the only real carer for her two younger kids.

Jones sobbed within the dock as Judge Hywel James jailed her for 30 months and handed a restraining order banning from contacting her sufferer for 10 years.