FLYING GLASS HIT PUB MANAGER IN FACE

She needed £4k dental work after ‘crass, stupid act’:

A PUB manager underwent thousands of pounds worth of dental work after she was hit by a pint glass thrown backwards through a door as a man left the premises.

Christopher Brian Evans admitted a charge of wounding Angharad JoAnne Wright in the incident at the California pub, Brynteg, near Benllech and was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court last Thursday.

The 47-year-old, of Cae Ysgawen, Brynteg, was handed a 12-month prison term suspended for a year, and was ordered to pay £6,000 compensation to Ms Wright and £500 costs.

Judge Huw Rees was told Ms Wright suffered a broken jaw with one tooth broken and two others damaged, as well as a lacerated lip.

Since the incident in September, she had undergone extensive dental work, the court heard.

Sentencing Evans, the judge said: “This was a crassly stupid thing to do. No one needs to throw a glass in a pub in any circumstances. There is no justification for throwing a beer glass at all.”

He added, while the injuries were serious, they could have been much worse.

Elen Owen, defending, said Evans was immediately remorseful for what had happened and had shown concern for the woman.

“He really is extremely sorry,” she said.

“He was friends with the complainant and her family.”

The barrister said Evans had a good job as a chef on Stena Line ferries and had no previous convictions.

The court heard Evans was in the bar with two other men when Ms Wright, who was the manager that evening, had a verbal exchange with her boyfriend, who left the pub.

Matthew Curtis, prosecuting, said she also left the premises, returned a short time later, decided to close the pub and asked the men to leave.

He said Evans left without complaint, holding a pint glass which was partly full, but then threw the glass backwards.

It went through a glass door and struck Ms Wright on the lower jaw, causing the injuries.

A Victim Personal Statement outlined the injuries and their effect on Ms Wright. The estimated cost of dental work was more than £4,000, said Mr Curtis.

“The incident has had an impact on her self-confidence and the change in her mood and temper has been noted by friends and family,” he said.