Undy gran left with horrific facial injuries after attack outside Severn Bridge Club in Chepstow

Cwmbran Magistrates heard how Suzanne Clowry, 49, approached Margaret Davies, 62, during a function at the club on June 9, before following her to the car park.

She pulled Mrs Davies from the passenger seat of her husband’s car, resulting in Mrs Davies falling to the ground, after which Clowry jumped on top of her, trying to punch her.

Mrs Davies’ niece, Victoria Sykes, pulled the defendant off, pinning her to the floor.

Then as Miss Sykes tried to get back into the car, Clowry set upon her, leaving Mrs Davies’ husband, John, having to pull her off.

The court heard how Clowry appeared intoxicated when the police arrived and was swearing aggressively.

Clowry admitted drinking six or seven pints of lager.

She recalls going outside to speak to Mrs Davies about her niece, who is also Mrs Davies’ granddaughter who had moved to Australia, but has no recollection of what happened next.

Clowry, a grandmother of two, from Kingsmark Avenue, Chepstow, accepted that a night out with friends turned into a night gone wrong, with alcohol playing a key part in what happened, the court heard.

She pleaded guilty to charges of assault by beating Mrs Davies, common assault on Miss Sykes and using threatening words and behaviour.

She was sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid community work, to pay £200 of compensation to Mrs Davies, £50 compensation to Miss Sykes, plus £85 in court costs and £60 victim surcharge.

She is also forbidden to contact either victim for 12 months.

Court’s sentence was ‘too lenient’

THE victim of the attack said she was upset that her assailant’s sentence was so lenient.

Margaret Davies, 62, from Undy said: “I am really shocked and dismayed with the legal system in our country. Having been a law abiding citizen for 62 years, I was under the misapprehension that the law is there to protect us.

“Three weeks ago, I was involved in a vicious verbal and physical attack upon myself and my niece. I cannot recall ever seeing a woman so out of control and using language which I struggle with words to define other than despicable.

“I was severely beaten to the point that I could not even eat properly for days.

The distress this has caused to my family has been immense. Imagine the sight of your mother and grandmother, her face so badly bruised and beaten that she is barely recognisable.

“I have found the whole incident degrading, even having to tell people that I have been beaten leaves me feeling disgusted, but the kindness of people around me, the gifts cards and good wishes that I have received restores my faith in human beings.”

Speaking after the court case, Mr Davies, who explained that his wife had taken a holiday to Australia for a break, said: “I thought it was a travesty.

I feel that she has got away with it.

“It was an incredibly vicious attack on a defenceless person and the court has been too lenient.”

He explained that the couple from Undy don’t usually go to the Severn Bridge Club, but had on this occasion to support a relative who was playing in a band that night.

He said: “We were being intimidated all night by Suzanne and I felt that this did not come across during the court case.

“We left the club to try and avoid confrontation after Suzanne recognised us and as she was drunk we realised there could be trouble.”

The assault left Mrs Davies with swelling to her face, a cut to her lip, grazing to her knees and pain in her shoulder, to which she received treatment in the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.

Mr Davies explained that the beating has left Mrs Davies in a lot of pain as it aggravated previous injuries she sustained after being trampled on by a cow at Llandeilo Agricultural Show eighteen years ago.

She had previously had surgery on her neck to remove discs and is still receiving treatment for it.