Angry mother bit part of baby daddy's ear off as 'punishment' for dropping their son off 25 minutes late

The mum-of-two bit off part of her ex-boyfriend's ear as 'punishment' for dropping off their child 25 minutes late following an access visit on Christmas Day.

Florist Rebecca Dale, 26, told John Booth ''are you taking the p**s?'' as he kissed his son goodbye - then grabbed the victim's hair and sank her teeth into the side of his head

Booth managed to break free following a violent struggle which left him with blood pouring from the wound

The 31-year-old discovered that part of his outer ear was missing when he returned to his car.

After driving to the hospital, he was told by a doctor that the pinna of his left ear had been chewed off.

Booth also suffered a burst lip when he was punched in the face and his T-shirt was was torn up in the assault

He had to have stitches for his wounds and is now disfigured for life.

 

Prosecutor Wayne Jackson said: ''Mr Booth picked up the boy from Rebecca’s house at about midday and took his son home. The agreement was that he was to return the boy to mum at 3pm but it didn‘t quite work out like that and they got to mum's at about 3.25pm.

“John Booth rang the defendant’s mother to let her know that he was outside as he didn't want direct contact with her. But the defendant came to the door and as Mr Booth kissed his son goodbye, the defendant said, “Are you taking the p**s?” She was angry.

“Mr Booth asked her what she was on about and pointed out that he was only 25 minutes late. But no sooner had he said that the defendant attacked him, punching him to the head, grabbing his face and ripping his top.

“She burst his lip as he was saying to her that he had done nothing wrong, to get off him and asked her what she was doing.

"She then took hold of his hair and pulled his head down and then bit his left ear. He kept telling her to get off and eventually she did.

"Once she did this her mother and the defendant's boyfriend came out of the house and was saying to Mr Booth: "Why are you hitting my bird".

“This was a family gathering so all of the family were there, they all were involved.

Dale - who initally denied assault - was also ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £100 statutory surcharge.

It is thought Booth refused to give evidence against her- despite the injuries he suffered in the attack.

Dale's lawyer Rachel Shenton said: “The two of them now have a sufficiently good relationship, where contact is agreed with their child seeing his father regularly. The child is also staying overnight with his father, and they have a contact relationship with the defendants agreement.

“Miss Dale is planning on going back to work at the florist, and they want her back as soon as possible before Valentines Day.''

Passing sentence Judge Martin Rudland told Dale: “This was an example of a happy time in the year where people should be rejoicing and happy and celebrating with each other.

"Christmas is a time for people to celebrate whatever they wish to celebrate at Christmas time together.

“It is also true that it is a difficult time with relationships, for people to overcome these conflicts and Christmas can highlight the difficulties in the relationships."

Angry mother bit part of baby daddy's ear off as 'punishment' for dropping their son off 25 minutes late