Drunk wedding guest attacks 3 others, tearing out hair and knocking out teeth

A woman who got blitzed at her friend's wedding left the celebration and attacked three people on a busy high street - knocking one person's tooth out and ripping out someone's hair.

Amy Parker, 34, who now lives in Weston-super-Mare, had been guzzling down booze hours before beating up random members of the public in St Mary’s Street in city centre in the early hours of June 23, last year.

The warehouse worker, originally from Wales, claimed she couldn't remember what she had done because she had too much to drink. On Thursday, Cardiff Crown heard how she approached four siblings on the high street and began hurling punches towards them.

Parker, who had one previous conviction for driving while under the influence of alcohol, punched one person in the face. She then knocked another person to the ground and then dragged her by the hair and ripped it from the . The third person, who also pressed charges, lost his tooth after she headbutted him and left him covered in blood.

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Police officers from South Wales arrived at the scene quickly and Parker was arrested. Andrew Davies, prosecuting, told the court the man had been quoted thousands of pounds to permanently fix his teeth, . In the interim he has paid around £670 for a temporary dental fix until he can afford a more permanent solution, Mr Davies explained.

Harry Baker, defending, said at the time of the offence Parker had recently lost her mother and was struggling with her mental health. He also reminded Judge David Payne that his client pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. “She has had the good sense to seek counselling,” Mr Baker continued. “She was worried enough by her behaviour to go and seek some help to ensure that it will not happen again.”

Mr Baker added that his client “hasn’t got any money” and so would not be able to afford the compensation sufficient in the case. Judge Payne suggested the defendant could withdraw equity from the home her mother had left for her in order to pay compensation rather than relying on the taxpayer to fork out the money, to which Mr Baker informed the court it wasn’t strictly true the defendant had been left a whole property by her late mother.

He said multiple people had been left a share of the home. It was decided the defendant would pay part of the costs back in small monthly instalments. Judge Payne sentenced Parker, of Moorland Road in Weston-super-Mare, for assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and assault by beating to one year in custody suspended for two years.

She must also complete 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £670 in compensation to her victim and prosecution costs of £770 at a rate of at least £60 a month.