Mum of two walks free after smashing glass over pal's head in boozy bottomless brunch row

A row about tipping a waitress at a boozy bottomless brunch descended into a brutal brawl when a mother-of-two smashed a cocktail glass over her friend's head. Holly Shury, 27, has avoided jail after pleading guilty to unlawful wounding for the attack on Lydia Bysouth.

Ms Bysouth was celebrating her birthday with an all-you-can-drink brunch with her friends in Revolution, Bournemouth, when things got heated.

As the table settled the bill, she began to argue with Shury over tipping the waitress, with the latter yelling: "It's her f***ing job". 

The group moved on to another bar - but the argument came with them. 

Shury accused Ms Bysouth of having "only child syndrome", and punched her in the head.

The friends then moved on to the Aruba bar, asking Shury to leave them alone. However, she followed them for more drinks.

Shury demanded Ms Bysouth accept her apology for her earlier attack.

But she then lost her temper, and smashed a cocktail glass over Ms Bysouth's head. Shury then fled the bar, leaving the party's leader with blood all over her face. 

Ms Bysouth was looked after by security staff and taken to hospital, where she had to have a wound above her eye glued shut.

In a victim impact statement read out in court, Ms Bysouth said the incident had caused her "anxiety", and "tension in my friendship group. There is now a clear divide among us. It hasn't been the same since".

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Shury pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful wounding when she appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court.

Ruba Huleihel, prosecuting, said: "The group had reserved a table at Revolution and the complainant arrived slightly late. It was the complainant's birthday which they were celebrating.

"When Lydia tipped the waitress the defendant was not happy. She did not want to leave a tip. She shouted 'it's her f***king job' at Lydia.

"The defendant began shouting and swearing and there was some pushing and shoving between them. The complainant was trying to calm things down."

Philomena Murphy, mitigating, explained that her client felt "deep remorse" over her actions, adding: "The reality is in this case that Miss Shury has very little recollection of the actual detail of what happened that evening.

"But she does take responsibility for causing the injuries to her friend Lydia Bysouth. She has expressed shame, embarrassment and remorse regarding her actions.

"She had drunk a lot of alcohol that day."

Judge William Mousley said the scar left on Ms Bysouth's face would mean she "will always be reminded of what you did to her."

Shury was given a 38-week suspended sentence and a curfew to stay indoors between 8pm and 6am for the next four months.