After mum-of-six Jody Evans attacked a man, woman and policeman she suspected her ex-boyfriend could have given her steroids. And now she is paying the price with a jail term.
Evans bit a man twice in a row over noise. Bristol Crown Court was told she also tried to bite a policeman and attacked a woman who visited her home.
Evans, 37, of Colombo Crescent in Weston-super-Mare, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Richard Barnes and assaulting an emergency worker in June 2020. She also pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Natasha Wedlake in October last year.
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Today (Monday, June 13), Judge Michael Cullum sent her to prison for 25 months. He told her: "Your victims would have been terrified by your behaviour when you were out of control."
Evans was handed a five-year restraining order to have not contact with Miss Wedlake. She was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge.
Rupert Russell, prosecuting, said Evans pushed her way into Mr Barnes' flat after he remonstrated with her about making noise. In a rumpus that ensued Evans bit him on his left forearm and on his left side.
The court heard police tracked her down to a flat but she refused to come out, telling officers: "I'm not going down without a fight." She was then arrested, tried to bite an officer, PAVA spray was deployed and she was taken to the floor - where she continued to be verbally abusive.
Mr Russell said that, on police bail, Evans "flipped" and attacked Natasha Wedlake when she visited Evans' home. The court was told she repeatedly punched her in the face, causing two fractured eye sockets, before Miss Wedlake was able to flee and police were called.
Nadeem Aullybocus, defending, said his client had been the victim of trauma and abuse in the past. He said Evans conceded she had "reacted really badly" in the offences she admitted.
Mr Aullybocus told the court: "Previously she has suffered domestic violence from partners. She believes her ex had given her steroids. She was not feeling right and all of that affected the way she felt."
He added that his client was deeply regretful of her actions. He said Evans was motivated to change and to learn and there was no suggestion of her misbehaving in custody.
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