Overview
- Donna Ellis received 29 months in prison and her daughter Elisa Smith got a 13‑month sentence suspended for 18 months with 200 hours of unpaid work at Newcastle Crown Court.
- Both admitted assault and affray, with Ellis also pleading guilty to assaulting an emergency worker on the night of the attack and on another occasion.
- The violence on August 10, 2024 began outside The Black Garter pub when a bystander intervened after hearing Ellis insult her daughter, leading to the victim being punched, dragged down, and repeatedly kicked until she lost consciousness.
- The victim sustained fractures to her nose and septum that required a procedure to reset, and she reports ongoing headaches, panic attacks, and difficulties working as a support worker.
- Recorder Richard Stubbs highlighted CCTV of the prolonged assault and noted Ellis’s 103 prior convictions versus Smith’s clean record in branding the episode “mindless violence.”