A WOMAN who headbutted a man breaking his two front teeth in an unprovoked attack has narrowly avoided prison.

Kathleen Jenkins, of Leigh Road in Wimborne, was out with her then partner’s daughter and her friends in the early hours of July 3 at Hardy Crescent in Wimborne when she assaulted Charles Perry, his sister Jessica Parry and Paul Watson.

Prosecutor Tom Wright told Bournemouth Crown Court Jenkins’s group started becoming aggressive causing Mr Perry “real concern”.

Jenkins then went after Ms Parry, Mr Wright said, before punching her causing Mr Perry to step in. Witnesses said Mr Perry had been “entirely placatory in his behaviour towards her”.

“Jenkins grabbed him by the arms and directed a number of headbutts, some three or four times, delivered with force. Mr Perry didn’t respond with violence,” Mr Wright said.

Two of Mr Perry’s front teeth were broken during the assault before Jenkins turned again to Ms Parry who was grabbed from behind. Jenkins pulled her clothes with such force that Ms Parry suffered friction burns and she was punched and also headbutted.

“There were no serious injuries but she did complain of bruising to her face and a sore chin from the elbow she took to her face,” Mr Wright added.

Mr Watson was punched and headbutted after he intervened.

At an earlier hearing, Jenkins pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm relating to Mr Perry and assault by beating relating to Mr Watson and Ms Parry.

Mitigating, Victoria Hill told the court Jenkins had begun drinking after losing a former partner to cancer. Jenkins had since stopped drinking, Ms Hill said, and was “petrified” at the thought of going to prison on account of her three sons.

Judge Peter Crabtree sentenced Jenkins, 37, to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, and ordered a three month curfew and 30-day rehabilitation order.