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Woman gets 3 years for biting off lover's tongue
LONDON (AFP) - An alcoholic who bit off her boyfriend's tongue while giving him a 'smoochy' kiss was on Tuesday sentenced to three years behind bars.
During a three-day trial, jurors at Newcastle Crown Court heard how 40-year-old Tracy Davies bit off a section of her lover's tongue in an "animal fashion".
The incident occurred after the two had drunk two bottles of vodka to celebrate Mark Coghill's 45th birthday.
In a fit of pique apparently brought on by the fact that Davies, who wanted to fall pregnant, had not yet conceived, she told him she loved him, asked him to kiss her, and then bit down hard on his tongue, Coghill told the court.
Coghill said he screamed in pain and tapped her on the head in a bid to make her release him.
Instead she chewed through his tongue, and spat it out on the floor.
Sentencing her, Judge John Evans said Davies had acted in an "animal fashion" and added that Coghill's injury was "truly appalling".
"These courts have had plenty of experience of people biting noses off a person, or ears, or parts of noses and parts of ears, but in my experience, biting a tongue off in this fashion is unique," he added.
"I dare say Mr Coghill living as he must do for the rest of his life without two thirds of his tongue will continue to regard you as dangerous," he told her.
"He has by the loss of his tongue experienced a considerable loss of taste, and he feels the disfigurement very keenly."
After passing out in pain, Coghill was woken by Davies sinking her teeth into his elbow.
She then called an ambulance to the flat, who in turn alerted the police.
Upon arrival they were greeted by Davies holding the remains of Coghill's tongue in a plastic bag.
LONDON (AFP) - An alcoholic who bit off her boyfriend's tongue while giving him a 'smoochy' kiss was on Tuesday sentenced to three years behind bars.
During a three-day trial, jurors at Newcastle Crown Court heard how 40-year-old Tracy Davies bit off a section of her lover's tongue in an "animal fashion".
The incident occurred after the two had drunk two bottles of vodka to celebrate Mark Coghill's 45th birthday.
In a fit of pique apparently brought on by the fact that Davies, who wanted to fall pregnant, had not yet conceived, she told him she loved him, asked him to kiss her, and then bit down hard on his tongue, Coghill told the court.
Coghill said he screamed in pain and tapped her on the head in a bid to make her release him.
Instead she chewed through his tongue, and spat it out on the floor.
Sentencing her, Judge John Evans said Davies had acted in an "animal fashion" and added that Coghill's injury was "truly appalling".
"These courts have had plenty of experience of people biting noses off a person, or ears, or parts of noses and parts of ears, but in my experience, biting a tongue off in this fashion is unique," he added.
"I dare say Mr Coghill living as he must do for the rest of his life without two thirds of his tongue will continue to regard you as dangerous," he told her.
"He has by the loss of his tongue experienced a considerable loss of taste, and he feels the disfigurement very keenly."
After passing out in pain, Coghill was woken by Davies sinking her teeth into his elbow.
She then called an ambulance to the flat, who in turn alerted the police.
Upon arrival they were greeted by Davies holding the remains of Coghill's tongue in a plastic bag.