Court Report

A man described by Judge John Harrow as a “danger to the public” has been sentenced to 2 ½ years imprisonment.
Carl Anthony Stanley left Lacey Hiscock, a 29 year-old nursery nurse, needing twenty-five stitches in her face after hitting her with a glass in Yates’ Wine Lodge, Poole, on 12th December 2008.
The defendant pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm without intent at Bournemouth Magistrates Court on 15th December 2008, but was sent to Crown Court for sentencing.
The incident happened after the claimant saw Mr Stanley arguing with one of her friends and threw her drink over him, said Stuart Ellacott, prosecuting.
Mr Ellacott then described how the defendant lashed out with his left-hand, in which he was holding his glass, striking Miss Hiscock in the side of the face.
The victim is still suffering from psychological damage because of the attack.
Mr Stanley was ejected from the club by the DJ, but later returned and was arrested by police.
He was on licence from prison until 16th January 2010, having been sentenced to 6 years imprisonment in 2004 after stabbing two men with a pen-knife during a fight on Poole Quay.
Mr Stanley’s defence lawyer, Emma Southern, told the court how the defendant is trying to address his drink problem and returned to the scene of the incident because he knew he had acted wrongfully.
Judge Harrow said, “Drink is your downfall, but it is no excuse for your behaviour - you smashed her in the face with a glass without justification.”