A mum-of-three who was caught trying to steal children's clothes from a High Street retailer stabbed two security guards who tried to stop her. Claire Newman attacked David Bailey and Ian Grogan with a Stanley knife during the incident in a Next shop.
The injuries sustained on Mr Bailey's arm required 20 stitches to fix, while Mr Grogan sustained a hand injury. Newman, 34, also scratched Mr Bailey's jaw and bit his other arm.
Appearing in court yesterday (May 31), Newman wept in the dock as she was jailed for six years and five months over the attack. Her sentence also included a pair of thefts when she stole designer handbags from Selfridges in Manchester, during which she assaulted a security guard there, the Echo.
