Woman conditionally discharged for biting off partner's ear

A woman who bit off part of her partner’s ear during a domestic dispute has received a conditional discharge this morning.

33 year-old Yvette Grima from Fgura was summoned before Magistrate Carol Peralta, accused of causing grievous bodily harm and permanent disfigurement to her partner.

Inspector Spiridione Zammit told the court how, on the night of the 4 October 2014 the accused had got into a fight with her partner, biting part of his ear clean off.

The court was told that the couple had since reconciled. However, as the injury was of a grievous nature, the case could not be stopped.

The woman pleaded guilty and was conditionally discharged for a year.

Lawyers Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri and Angela Muscat defended Grima.