Mother-of-two, 22, punched woman in the face and knocked out her teeth after blaming her for spilling red wine down her dress at gender reveal party
- Megan Ware, 22, drunkenly punched Emma Mitchell in the face after pub fracas
- She had blamed the victim for spilling a glass of red wine down her at a party
- Ware, of Chester, was spared jail and fined for the drunken melee
A single-mother-of-two has been spared jail despite drunkenly knocking out another woman’s teeth in a vicious attack after blaming her for spilling a glass of red wine down her at a gender reveal party.
Megan Ware, 22, of Chester, grabbed Emma Mitchell from behind and punched her in the face, knocking two of her teeth out, after following her from a pub to a nearby taxi rank on October 7.
Police were called to the scene and discovered Ware, who had left her two children with a babysitter, had earlier pulled the hair of another woman, Emma Pinnington, after the red wine incident.
Ware pleaded guilty to two charges of assault and also to being drunk and disorderly at Chester Magistrates’ Court, and was ordered to pay Miss Mitchell £400 in compensation and Miss Pinnington £100.
Megan Ware, 22, of Chester, (pictured) grabbed Emma Mitchell from behind and punched her in the face, knocking two of her teeth out, after following her from a pub to a nearby taxi rank
Miss Mitchell, who was also drunk, was hit so hard during the beating that two of her bottom teeth fell out.
Police called to the scene discovered Ware, who described herself as being ’10/10 drunk’, who had left her two children aged one and three with a babysitter had earlier pulled the hair of another woman after the spillage.
When interviewed she said she was so drunk she could not recall if she assaulted the person who had thrown the drink over her.
Laura Simpson, prosecuting, said: ‘Emma Mitchell and Emma Pinnington went to the Victoria Pub and left at 2am but as they were heading towards a taxi rank Miss Mitchell was pulled to her knees and then punched in the face by the defendant.
‘The punch was so hard it knocked two of her bottom teeth out. A police officer saw the assault on Miss Mitchell and he pulled the defendant away from her. It appeared that the defendant had also assaulted Emma Pinnington.
‘Officers arrested the defendant but she continued to be abusive and was shouting and swearing. The defendant was later interviewed and recalled being very drunk. She recalled being in a fight following someone pouring a drink over her.’
Telling the court that Ware had no previous convictions, Miss Simpson added that she had used ‘substantial force’ in the assault.
Ware pleaded guilty to two charges of assault and also to being drunk and disorderly at Chester Magistrates’ Court
‘She punched Miss Mitchell while she was on the floor and caused her teeth to be knocked out,’ the prosecutor said, ‘It was a persistent assault against two unknown females.’ No update was given on Miss Mitchell’s teeth.
In mitigation, defence lawyer Chris Hunt said he did not agree that it was a ‘persistent assault’ claimed it could not be known if substantial force was used as it was not known if Miss Mitchell was using dentures.
‘This is a young lady of 22 years of age with no previous convictions,’ Mr Hunt said.
‘She is a mother of two young children, aged three and one. She is not someone who goes out regularly and she does not drink regularly.
‘She had gone to celebrate her friend’s pregnancy, a gender reveal. She accepts that it was one night out in years and accepts that she drank too much.. After that she was hazy.
Single mother-of-two Ware was ordered to pay Miss Mitchell £400 in compensation and Miss Pinnington £100
‘She recalled someone pouring a drink over her. She appeared to have lashed out at who she believed had thrown drink over her. Whether it was Emma Mitchell or Emma Pinnngton, we do not know, they have not volunteered that information in their interview.
JPs imposed an eight week 7pm-7am curfew upon Ware.
Chairwoman Jane Davies said: ‘We have listened to the facts. It must have been frightening for the people who were injured. But we have listened to what your solicitor has said and your previous good character has stood well for you.’
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