A teenager severed a woman's finger with a kitchen knife following a confrontation before going on to verbally abuse a nurse.
Kori Stewart had been drinking and smoking cannabis with a group of people at a home in Consett before a "dispute arose" regarding a woman. The 18-year-old then made off to his own home following an altercation before eventually slashing the woman's finger with a knife, leaving it "hanging off".
After the incident, Stewart - who had also sustained injuries - was taken to hospital and began "screaming" and swearing at a nurse during a tirade of vile abuse. When a police officer came to restrain him, Stewart tried to headbutt him before he was finally taken to the ground.
