Subscribe to trusted local news
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
- Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
18
Jan
Woman sentenced after glass attack at Harrogate Wetherspoons
A woman has been sentenced after assaulting two women at the JD Wetherspoon pub in Harrogate.
Savannah Wilson, 21, of Holmefield Road in Ripon, appeared before Harrogate Magistrates Court for a sentencing hearing yesterday (January 17).
Wilson admitted one count of assault causing actual bodily harm and one count of assault by beating at the Winter Gardens pub, Parliament Street, on April 13, 2024.
The court heard that the two named victims were on a night out in Harrogate and did not know the defendant.
The victims did not previously know each other but made friends in Wetherspoons along with some other people.
Mel Ibbertson, prosecuting, said Wilson, who was at the pub with a group of friends, approached the first woman (victim A) and told her she looked like someone she knew.
Victim A denied being the person, but the court heard that Wilson started to become agitated.
Ms Ibbertson said when the first woman stood up, the defendant said “do you want to start?”
She said:
She [Wilson] moved towards her and [named victim] tried to calm her down.
Wilson punched victim A in her torso, the prosecution said.
The court heard that the defendant then threw a tumbler glass, which hit victim A but bounced onto the second woman (victim B) and hit her in the head.
Ms Ibbertson said:
She felt liquid on her head before someone told her she was bleeding.
Victim B sustained two cuts to her head which were required to be glued together at hospital, Ms Ibbertson added.
In a victim impact statement which was read in court, the second victim, who was in Harrogate on holiday, said the whole incident “shook her up”.
The statement added:
She had headaches following the assault and was not able to go to work on the Monday. She was in hospital until 5am.
'Regrets her actions'
The defence told the court that Wilson regretted her actions and that the case had been “hanging over” her for nine months.
They added:
I have been through the complainant's victim impact statement and she understands what she has done is unacceptable.
The cases are clearly avoidable and should not have happened and she understands that.
The court was told that Wilson had previous history of offending as a youth, but that this was her first conviction as an adult.
Magistrates sentenced the 21-year-old to a 12-month community order, which includes 30 rehabilitation days and 60 days on an alcohol abstinence tag.
She was also ordered to pay £300 in compensation to the victims, court costs of £114 and prosecution costs of £85.
0