A mother of two knocked out another woman's teeth in a vicious brawl after blaming her for a glass of red wine being spilt down her dress following a gender reveal party.
Megan Ware, 22, who was said to be ''10/10 drunk'' grabbed Emma Mitchell from behind by her hair and punched her in the face after following her from a pub to a nearby taxi rank.
Miss Mitchell - who was also said to be drunk - was hit so hard in the attack, two of her bottom teeth fell out.
Police called to the scene discovered Ware had earlier pulled the hair of another woman after the spillage. When interviewed she said she was so drunk she could not recall if she assaulted the person who had thrown the drink over her.
Ware had left her two children, aged one and three, with a babysitter before heading out for the night to celebrate a friend's pregnancy at a gender reveal party.
She later told police it was her first night out in years and accepted that she had drunken too much.
At Chester magistrates court, Ware, who lives on the Lache estate in Chester, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault and also to being drunk and disorderly.
She was also ordered to pay Miss Mitchell £400 in compensation and the other woman,Emma Pinnington, £100.
Laura Simpson, prosecuting, said: “On October 7, Emma Mitchell and Emma Pinnington went for a night out in Chester with friends.
“They went to the Victoria Pub and left at 2am but as they were heading towards a taxi rank Miss Mitchell stated that she felt somebody, the defendant, behind her pulling her hair.
"She was pulled to her knees and then punched to the face by the defendant.
“The punch was so hard it knocked two of her bottom teeth out. A police officer saw the assault on Miss Mitchell and he pulled the defendant away from her."
Ms Simpson said the defendant had also assaulted Emma Pinnington, who was with Miss Mitchell speaking to some males outside the pub when Ware approached her and pulled her hair "for 10 to 15 seconds".
“Officers arrested the defendant but she continued to be abusive and was shouting and swearing. The defendant was later interviewed and recalled being very drunk. She recalled being in a fight following someone pouring a drink over her."
Miss Simpson added that she had used “substantial force” in the assault, which she described as being "persistent".
No update was given on Miss Mitchell's teeth.
In mitigation, defence lawyer Chris Hunt said he did not agree that it was a ''persistent assault'' and claimed it could not be known if substantial force was used as it was not known if Miss Mitchell was using dentures.
“This is a young lady of 22 years of age with no previous convictions,” Mr Hunt said, “She is a mother of two young children, aged three and one. She is not someone who goes out regularly and she does not drink regularly.
“She had gone to celebrate her friend's pregnancy, a gender reveal. She accepts that it was one night out in years and accepts that she drank too much. After that she was hazy.
“She recalled someone pouring a drink over her. She appeared to have lashed out at who she believed had thrown drink over her. Whether it was Emma Mitchell or Emma Pinnngton, we do not know, they have not volunteered that information in their interview.
“The reality is that we don't know who it was. I would argue that it was not a persistent assault
"The injury to Miss Pinnington was soreness to her hair but it wasn't a situation where her hair was removed."
Mr Hunt said it was not known if substantial force was used in the attack on Miss Mitchell, as it was not known if she was wearing dentures or something similar.
Mr Hunt told the court that the offences were aggravated because she was intoxicated at the time
He said in her police interview she was asked how drunk she was on a scale of one to ten, with one being sober and ten being "paralytic". He said she told officers she was a 10.
“To be fair the complainant said she was seven out of ten drunk,” Mr Hunt said, “The defendant is genuinely remorseful. There was some provocation but the response was misplaced if it was not either of the two ladies who chucked the drink over her.”
JPs imposed an eight week 7pm-7am curfew upon Ware.
Chairwoman Jane Davies said: “We have listened to the facts. It must have been frightening for the people who were injured. But we have listened to what your solicitor has said and your previous good character has stood well for you.”
