Jealous woman glassed female pal who told intimate details of affair with boyfriend

Anette Dolna was already drunk when she met the woman “to clear the air” after learning the woman had been seeing Dolna’s partner while they separated for a month, Mansfield Magistrates’ Court heard.

Lynette Holland, prosecuting, said they met at The Black Bull, Woodhouse Road, on October 2 and were joined by Dolna’s partner.

Friction began to grow between Ms Dolna and her victim, when the victim began describing the intimate relations she had been having with Dolna's partner.

When Dolna stormed off, her victim went after her and tried to get her to come back. Dolna swore at her, slapped her across the face, and walked away.

The court heard she returned five minutes later to throw drinks over them both, and then hurled an empty pint glass at the woman’s head from a metre away.

Her victim was left with a scar next to the corner of her left eye which "doesn't cause pain on a daily basis, but is uncomfortable when the weather changes.”

Dolna, aged 49, of Park Avenue, Mansfield, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm.

Ryan Higginbotham, mitigating, said it was “an isolated incident” which was completely out of character for Dolna, a Sports Direct worker with no previous convictions.

He said: “Friction began to grow between Dolna and her victim, when the victim began describing the intimate relations she had been having with Dolna's partner. It was an act of jealousy.”

Sentencing, District Judge Gillian Young told Dolna: “This could have been so very much worse than it was. It is fortunate it was a small scar which left her with minimal pain and discomfort.”

Dolna was jailed for 20 weeks, suspended for 12 months, with 15 rehabiltation days and 100 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay a £154 surcharge, £85 costs and £300 compensation.