A woman stabbed a man in the shoulder with a pair of scissors while waiting for food outside a city centre homeless charity.
Julie McAllister was in line at The People's Kitchen in Newcastle city centre when a passing man threw food in her face and spat at her on August 2, last year. The 43-year-old then punched the man, before stabbing him with a pair of scissors in "self-defence".
McAllister appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday to be sentenced for possession of an offensive weapon. She pleaded guilty to the charge at a previous hearing.
