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Sister-in-Law in Black Paint Wedding Attack Breaks Silence After Sentence

She calls the assault a spur-of-the-moment mistake tied to a family feud.

Overview

  • Antonia Eastwood spoke to the press Friday, saying she feels ashamed and claiming she threw the paint on impulse.
  • In May 2024, Eastwood tossed black paint over bride Gemma Monk at Oakwood House in Maidstone just before the ceremony.
  • A Maidstone Crown Court judge in April called the act “horrid, nasty and mean” and rejected that it was spur-of-the-moment.
  • Eastwood received a 10‑month prison term suspended for 12 months, 160 hours of unpaid work, £5,000 in damages, and a 10‑year restraining order.
  • Monk says the attack caused lasting emotional harm, though she married two hours later after changing into a replacement dress.