Overview
- Maddie Kirby, 20, pleaded guilty to wounding over a July 28, 2024 attack at The Mushroom Bar in Newcastle city centre.
- Newcastle Crown Court imposed a 10‑month sentence suspended for 18 months, plus 150 hours of unpaid work and £360 in costs.
- CCTV showed her strike as the man had almost all of his back turned, with the judge noting her intoxication as an aggravating factor.
- The victim said the assault at his engagement party left a deep forehead scar and ongoing trauma, and contributed to his relationship ending.
- The court heard she had no previous convictions, expressed remorse, remained at the scene, and lost her job after arrest; her lawyer called it a single, instinctive blow.