A WOMAN who threw a glass into another woman's face in the toilets at a Worcester nightspot has been given a suspended jail sentence and banned from licensed premises for a year.

There was "bad blood" between 24-year-old Naomi Eades and the victim of the assault, Gemma Bradley, who was left with a scar on her cheek, Worcester Crown Court heard.

Eades was told by the judge that the attack could have blinded Miss Bradley.

Richard Franck, prosecuting, told the court Miss Bradley had gone into the city centre for a night out on February 28 this year and visited Alexander's Bar in New Street where she saw Eades.

"They knew each other and there was bad blood between them over a boyfriend," Mr Franck said.

Eades said Miss Bradley had been giving her "death stares" and when they met in the toilets at about 11.45pm, there was an argument.

Eades was holding a glass and she threw it into Miss Bradley's face. It broke on impact and caused injuries to her forehead, nose and cheek.

In a victim personal statement, Miss Bradley said she was reminded of the incident every time she looked at the mark on her face, which she feared could be permanent.

Eades, of Brickfields Road, Worcester, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm.

Jason Patel, defending, said Eades was of previous good character and there was an "element of provocation" as she had a drink spilled over her earlier in the evening.

He said Eades had already been punished by a city council ban from entering all licensed premises including bars, restaurants, cinemas and the university for twelve months.

However, further investigations by the Worcester News after the court case revealed she had been banned not by the city council but by Worcester NightSafe which represents the 53 licensed premises in Worcester which has its own banning committee.

A spokesman for NightSafe said he supplied information from the police or, potentially from licensed premises themselves including pubs, bars and restaurants and they took a decision on whether to ban someone from all their premises and for what length of time the ban should last.

The ban imposed on Eades is one of around ‘eight or nine’ such orders currently in force across Worcester.

Recorder Marcus Tregilgas-Davey (CORRECT) said Miss Bradley now had the "indignity" of having her children ask about the mark on her face and her confidence had been affected.

"Imagine if someone had done that to you," he told Eades. "It was sheer good fortune that more serious harm was not caused. Throwing a glass at someone's face at close range could have caused her to lose an eye. You should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself."

He gave her a jail sentence of nine months suspended for two years with a rehabilitation requirement of 60 days and 300 hours unpaid work. She was also ordered to pay £500 compensation to Miss Bradley and £535 towards costs.