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Croydon woman 'threw plate at child's face' causing serious cut that needed plastic surgery

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Vincent
Published date05 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
The 35-year-old, from Purley, told the court she was in an abusive relationship and had allegedly been run over by the man, but turned to alcohol to cope on January 12 this year. After smoking cannabis, and drinking a bottle of wine to herself, she is said to have lost her temper and threw a plate at the child's face, causing a 2.5cm gash under their right eye which needed plastic surgery

After attending Croydon University Hospital, where Breadon admitted to staff what she had done, another child who witnessed the attack was interviewed by police. That child described Breadon arguing with the victim, then getting angry before throwing knives, forks, and plates at them. "It struck [them] on the head and caused [them] to scream out and cry," the witness told police.

After Breadon was arrested for GBH, she admitted she was 'frustrated', but claimed she had not intended to throw the plate or cause any harm. "She gave an account saying she was holding a plate, waving her hands in anger, and the plate slipped and hit the child," prosecutor Martin Ingle told the court.

Breadon was hauled before Croydon Magistrates' Court on January 15, accused of a more serious charge of Section 18 GBH, but she denied intending to injure the child. After the Crown Prosecution Service offered the alternative charge of Section 20 GBH, which carries a lower sentence, Breadon pleaded guilty, but still maintained the plate had left her grasp.

The attack caused two large laceration's to the victim's face, and bruising to the eye and side of the head, the court heard. The victim was then forced to return to the hospital two days later to see a plastic surgeon. "It's likely healing of scars will continue for some time, so it's hard to assess the long-term harm," said Mr Ingle.

Defence counsel Ami Jones said her client was 'going through a difficult time' and was 'in an abusive relationship' with a man who had allegedly run her over. "She was dealing with a number of personal matters and had turned to alcohol to deal with that. She admitted what she had done to medical staff. This is not someone who tried to cover up her...

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