A teenager was assaulted by a machete wielding gang as shocked motorists drove by. The victim was rescued after one driver stopped and his brave passenger ran towards the attackers.
06.08.2022 - 22:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It's undoubtedly more usual to see men locked up for violence - but women are no strangers to the courts for physical aggression.
Often erupting after petty rows or because of jealousy, these violent attacks have shocked the courts (and our readers) with their spite and brutality.
This week, our readers were left outraged after Patricia McGrath was handed a suspended sentence for a ‘disgraceful’ racist attack on a woman in front of her son.
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In a moving statement, the woman said her four-year-old was massively impacted and asks her: “Mummy, when are you going to get better?”
Our reporters are in court every single day. Here, the Manchester Evening News looks back on the disturbing offences which have landed ten women in the dock.
Patricia McGrath
Vile racist Patricia McGrath was handed a suspended sentence for a ‘disgraceful’ attack on a woman in front of her four-year-old son. The 43-year-old became aggressive with the mum who overheard her telling a child: “You call him a monkey mate, he does look like a monkey”.
The woman told her not to condone the behaviour, but McGrath began swearing at her before choking her. During a struggle as the woman tried to push her off, McGrath punched her to the face and bit her arm, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
She then ‘mocked her’ by hitting her on the head before calling her numerous racist slurs including ‘monkey’ and ‘Bl*ck c***’. After the attack, the woman went to hospital where she received treatment for the bitemark which had broken the skin, along with cuts and bruises to her face and hands.
In an emotional victim personal statement, the woman said her life had completely
A teenager was assaulted by a machete wielding gang as shocked motorists drove by. The victim was rescued after one driver stopped and his brave passenger ran towards the attackers.
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