A judge issued stern words to a mum who "struck her own father" with a shard of glass.
Tammy Cheshire, 37, had borrowed money from her father Ian McDonough before the attack on Longmoor Lane. Shortly after 7.30am on August 6, Cheshire, who was "manic and erratic", left her father's house after taking the money, before he followed her "out of concern for her".
The court heard how the mum-of-three was dependent on drugs and alcohol, and was at the time drinking from a bottle of beer. An argument broke out between the two near a bus stop when she dropped the glass bottle and it shattered.
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Charlotte Atherton, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court on Friday that Cheshire then picked up a piece of glass before "lunging" at her father with "arms stretched". As a result, Mr McDonough, who was said to have not wanted his daughter to get into trouble, suffered an injury to the neck.
Ms Atherton said Cheshire had immediately dialled 999 and apologised before the two of them got on the bus. However, realising his injury was worse than thought, Mr McDonough got off the bus before getting a taxi to hospital, the court heard.
Defending, Ms Beesley said Cheshire was "remorseful" and has had a "chaotic life" as well as struggling with addiction since the age of 25. She added her relationship with her father was a "strange one" but that she "cares for him" and they talk every night while she is in custody.
Having spent three months in prison already, Cheshire was said to be "stable" and have plans to "get her life back on track" upon her release.
Judge Recorder Tanya Griffiths KC said: "You were already drunk and likely under the influence of drugs. You bombarded your father that day, phoning him for money, no doubt to fund your drug habit."
She went on to say that despite initial rejection, already owing her father, Cheshire "persisted" until she was given money. The court heard how Cheshire was acting "like a demon" as she had "clearly been suffering from a mental health episode."
Recorder Griffiths added: "You picked up a shard of glass and struck your own father. Later, you claimed you thought he would attack you."
Sentencing Cheshire, Recorder Griffiths said: "It's a great concern to me you bully your father into giving in to your unreasonable demands." The court heard how Cheshire delivered a "single, impulsive blow" but had been "immediately remorseful".
Recorder Griffiths said Cheshire should not be using her father as an "authorised cash machine" and that she should "change your attitudes towards your father". Her 18-month sentence was reduced to 12 months following an earlier guilty plea to section 20 wounding offence - of which she will serve half in prison.
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