Former Nottingham student sentenced for biting bouncer who removed her friend from club

A former Nottingham Trent University student has been sentenced after biting a bouncer twice because he kicked out her friend from a club.

Jessica Licheri attacked one of the bouncers at Pryzm, now Palais, during her post-graduation night out.

The 24-year-old’s assault led to the victim going to hospital to be checked over as well as undergoing tests for both HIV and Hepatitis C.

He said he was “cautious” about handling his eight-month-old daughter, and had lost wages.

Licheri, who graduated with a degree in business management and accounts and finance, claimed she was acting in defence of her partner. Despite this, the jury at Nottingham Crown Court rejected her claim and convicted her of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

According to Nottinghamshire Live, after her sentencing, James Bide-Thomas, the court’s recorder, discussed the case and the lead up to her attack.

He said: “The door staff became aware that some people were stealing drinks from behind the bar, viewed CCTV and identified one of your friends as being involved.

“They were in the process of ejecting him from the club when your partner grabbed hold of a member of the door staff. [The victim], who was the head doorman, intervened and your partner became aggressive towards him.

“You then grabbed him from behind and bit him twice, once near the shoulder and again near his armpit. He had to go to A&E as a result of you biting him.”

He continued to talk about the anxiety the victim has faced surrounding spending time with his daughter.

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The prosecution, Denney Lau, told the jury the attack unfolded in the early hours of 12 July 2022, during Licheri’s graduation celebrations. Mr Lau said after the staff were made aware of drinks trying to be stolen they attempted to eject one of Licheri’s friends and that was when she ended up biting the victim.

He called the attack “vicious and sustained” and how the degree of force she used was not reasonable in anyway.

Hal Ewing, mitigating, suggested Licheri’s actions were “totally out of character”, he spoke of how she is now working full time and hoping to work in Thailand in the new year.

“It is with great sadness that she appears before the court as she is someone who makes positive contributions to society.”

She has been sentenced to a 12 month community order, with 200 hours of unpaid work, as well as being ordered to pay £3,000 towards the prosecution’s legal fees as well as £1,000 in compensation towards the victim.

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