Suspended sentence for Cork woman who left party goer with ‘nasty scar’ on face after glass thrown 

A woman who admitted throwing a pint glass at another woman during a party, leaving a permanent mark on her face, has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

Judge Dermot Sheehan said: “This was a very serious assault. The result of the assault was a nasty wound to the forehead of the young lady, who is left with a nasty scar.

“This was at a birthday party and, for whatever reason, Carla O’Driscoll threw a glass at the injured party and hit her. She is left with permanent scarring. It might be covered with a fringe, but why should she have to cover her forehead?

“The victim was completely unaware of what was happening and had no way of protecting herself from this.”

Carla O’Driscoll, of 16 Blackwater Grove, Togher, Cork, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault causing harm to the other young woman on November 17, 2023.

Garda Richard O’Donovan said, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, that O’Driscoll was fully co-operative and signed a plea of guilty to the charge.

She had no previous convictions of any kind, and is in employment.

The victim impact statement was handed into court, but was not read out publicly.

Defence barrister Brendan Kelly said that while 25-year-old Carla O’Driscoll did not have a specific recollection of the incident, she did identify herself on CCTV of the assault.

“She expressed her utter shock at what she had done,” Mr Kelly said.

O’Driscoll brought a total of €1,500 compensation to court, out of limited personal means.

The incident occurred at the Route Fourteen premises on Togher Rd on the night of birthday celebrations.