A hospital order has been handed to a woman who broke her sister's nose after hitting her with a bottle of prosecco.
Katie Porada was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday (October 3) for one count of Section 20 – inflicting grievous bodily harm.
The 23-year-old admitted the offence against her sister, Louise, after it took place on December 17 last year.
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Judge Ian Pringle handed Porada a hospital order due to concerns about her mental health.
During the sentencing, it was heard that Porada had been drinking with two of her sisters at her former home address in Oxford.
There was a dispute between her and her sister about a boyfriend which resulted in Porada throwing a bottle of prosecco at her sister.
She lost consciousness and was taken to hospital. She suffered from a broken nose and fractures to her eye socket, cheek bone and jaw bone.
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Surgery was required, including metal plates needed to be put in place and her teeth required being pulled back together.
In a victim impact personal statement, she said she has ‘difficulties going out’ due to embarrassment about how she looks.
She also has difficulty eating.
However, Porada’s defence barrister Gareth James told the court that it is believed Louise no longer supports the prosecution and provided no support with the criminal proceedings.
The court heard that Porada has no previous convictions but has previous incidents of assaults which were not pursued by police due to Porada’s mental health.
Doctor Claudia Camden-Smith told the court she recommends a mental health order instead of prison due to this history.
She said: “It was a very, very significant assault. Miss Porada has not been in court before largely because of her mental illness but there have been years and years of assaults.
“Previous supervision in the community has failed, she’s had multiple admissions.”
Judge Pringle handed Porada a hospital order under 37 of the Mental Health Act 2003.
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The order is made when a judge believes a defendant should be in hospital instead of prison. A defendant must have a mental disorder and need treatment in hospital and have been convicted of a crime that is punishable with imprisonment.
He also enforced Section 41 of the act, which allows higher courts to impose restrictions on the discharge of a hospital patient. The restriction means a patient only be discharged from the hospital if the Secretary of State for Justice agrees.
She was also made subject to a 10 year restraining order not to contact her sister.
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