Plates inserted in woman’s face after bashing outside club
A 27-year-old woman was thanked for her apology letter to her victim after a serious bashing outside the Woolston Club last September.
Jeszyhr Simpson was sentenced on charges of injuring with intent to injure, and assault with intent to injure in the Christchurch District Court today.
Two women had their victim impact statements read in court, with one saying it was an unprovoked, brutal, premeditated attack which left her deeply distraught.
The two women and a male friend were entering a taxi when Simpson and a co-offender approached one of the women and started attacking her.
The second woman got out of the taxi but was also attacked, both being punched and kicked when they were on the ground.
They both suffered lasting damage, with one of them having to have metal plates in her face.
They talked of the mental and emotional impact, the vivid memories, and the terror of the attack.
Police prosecutor Glenn Henderson said Simpson’s co-offender was being dealt with in the Manukau Court.
Defence counsel Phillip Allan said there was an incident earlier in the year which involved one of the victims and that was what triggered this offending.
The offenders were drunk, and Simpson was shocked that she was capable of being an offender with this level of intensity, he said.
She showed genuine remorse, wanted to attend a restorative justice conference, and had written apology letters to the victims.
Simpson had sought counselling for her alcohol issues, and was a young mother with two children, he said.
Judge Paul Kellar said he counted 24 people in the public gallery at court, all of whom had been affected by the behaviour of Simpson and the co-offender.
He said the victims were suffering emotional consequences, and a loss of self confidence after the attack.
Simpson’s pre-sentence report said she expressed deep regret and shame, and was at a low risk of re-offending, with no previous convictions.
He said no sentence would ever restore what she had taken from the victims.
He sentenced her to six months’ community detention with a weekend curfew, and six months’ supervision.
After the judge left the court one of the victims approached Simpson and thanked her for the apology letter, saying she appreciated it.
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