Businesswoman Linda Bolton glassed sister in Beverley bar over family feud
A BUSINESSWOMAN who smashed a glass over her sister's head in a bar during a family feud has been banned from contacting her for two years.
Linda Bolton, 52, repeatedly assaulted her sister, Wendy Robinson, 48, when she spotted her on a weekend night out in a bar.
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'Vicious act of petulance': Linda Bolton
A judge has also ordered Bolton to be kept under curfew for three months after a "vicious act of petulance".
Hull Crown Court heard Bolton punched her sister and smashed a glass into the back of her head in Fusion Bar in Beverley's Wednesday Market.
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People who had gathered in the bar for a Friday night drink were hit by the shattering glass, with a shard of glass landing in a woman's eye and glass fragments hitting a man in his face.
All had to be taken to hospital after the attack on April 27.
Bolton, who runs businesses in Beverley, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Judge David Tremberg said Bolton had acted on "some jealous family grudge" to commit a "vicious act of petulance".
He said: "You decided to pursue that grudge with her in this busy public house by pursuing her, assaulting her, punching her in the face and then, as she turned away, you struck a blow with the glass you were holding."
The court heard Bolton had been estranged from her sister and the pair had met recently after not seeing each other for ten years but had again fallen out.
When Bolton saw her sister in the bar, she called her a "liar" and assaulted her. However, she claimed she did not realise she had a glass in her hand when she attacked her sister.
The judge rejected her claims as "fanciful" and gave her a chance to give evidence about it, which she declined to do.
He said: "I wholly reject the submission you didn't realise you had a glass in your hand or that it was an accident. This was a revenge attack and you used a weapon.
"I'm also troubled about your apparent lack of remorse."
He gave her a two-year restraining order, banning her from contacting her sister, and banned her from Fusion Bar for two years.
Bolton was ordered to pay £600 compensation to her victims within 12 months and pay £400 court costs.
Bolton, of Keldgate, Beverley, was given a ten-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work in the community.
Her barrister, John Thackray, said: "Her behaviour was disgraceful. It was a few moments of madness.
"It may be her sister will never forgive her and she will have to live with that."
Bolton has also been given a curfew for three months from 6pm to 6am.
Judge Tremberg said: "I am giving you a curfew because I want you to understand how close you have come to losing your liberty, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"If it is inconvenient, then good.
"You will be banned from Fusion Bar for the next two years, I see no reason why the landlord or patrons should have to put up with you."
Comments
by smartguy1
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 8:02PM
“A family feud can only mean a handful of things....partner, husband, boyfriend, other relatives, friends, money or property. The report has kept us guessing. My guess is money or one of them had been carrying on with the other's fella but 10 years is a long time to not talk to each other over an indiscretion especially as that anger eases with time. Has to be money or property related. Anyone managed to find out what she does yet business wise.”
by Sezby
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 9:32AM
“Some interesting comments on here. I wonder what the family feud was? We know she called her a liar. I bet if the victim here had lied in order to protect a kiddy fiddler you'd all be reacting very differently. Probably the same reaction but directed at the victim instead. Mob mentality... it's hilarious!”
by stevietutes
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 9:19AM
“@YorkieTed: "...are the prisons all full?"
If they took the Sky Boxes, PlayStations and DVD players out perhaps there'd be more room for actual prisoners.”
by Hunnyb_2252
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 8:19AM
“You expect this sort of behaviour from a young thug but a woman of her age and a business woman to boot? It would serve her right if her clients stopped any business with her and went elsewhere, hardly professional behaviour is it?
She should be totally ashamed of herself. You can't expect to get on with your family all the time but you wouldn't do something like this to your own sister would you? I would have sent her to prison for at least two months, losing her liberty might make her think of her actions but as the judge said, she didn't seem to have any remorse.”
by LordChez
Tuesday, November 13 2012, 3:55AM
“Surely the LVA in Beverley should bar her from all the Beverley pubs without the say so of the courts and I agree with other posters comments of why polycarbon 'glasses' were not in use especially at night time.”
by smartguy1
Monday, November 12 2012, 7:26PM
“If she does this to her sister imagine what she's like to work for.”
by noseyparker87
Monday, November 12 2012, 5:41PM
“Why hasn't she been sent down? This is ridiculous!
I have lost count of how many times I have heard these thugs say they didn't realise they had a glass in their hands. You are in a bar it is highly likely you have a drink in your hand!
Get on fb and look up the bottlestop campaign. I would like to think most people are mature enough to not need to use plastic glasses, But, if it is going to keep the rest of us safe then needs must!”
by smudgerhcfc
Monday, November 12 2012, 4:10PM
“Plastic glasses...”
by viper5937
Monday, November 12 2012, 3:50PM
“She should of be done for 3 assaults as the glass hit another 2 people. If she was a man she would of been sent down!”
by GarethC2010
Monday, November 12 2012, 1:17PM
“Typical limp sentence based upon a political lack of interest in violent offences.
Call someone a 'racist' name on facebook/twitter = 3 months real jail time.
Glass someone in a pub + no jail time.
Typical 'jails are full' attitude unless you happen to fall into the category of 'politically sensitive' crime.
Thugs like this woman should be locked up. End of.”