A BRIDE-TO-BE was 'disfigured' at her engagement party when another woman deliberately thrust a glass into her face, a jury was told.

It should have been one of the happiest days in Lucy Steers' life - but Jennifer Eckley's attack on her made it one of the worst, said prosecutor Julian Kesner at Gloucester Crown Court.

Ms Steers suffered a broken nose, a 'gaping' 2cm wound on the bridge of her nose and two other cuts - on to the side of the nose and one to the eye, he said.

Child-minder Eckley, 27, of Foley Road, Newent, denies wounding Lucy Steers with intent to cause her grievous bodily harm on the night of December 1/2 last year at the George Hotel in Newent.

She also denies assaulting another woman guest, Kate Taylor, by beating.

The jury was told that she has, however, admitted a serious assault on Ms Steers and a charge of assault on Kate Taylor's sister, Nicola Taylor.

The trial continues.

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