An East Lancashire woman has been spared jail after throwing a glass at her boyfriend’s head after he refused “cuddles”.

Keah Halstead, 27, faced a charge of wounding with intent at Preston Crown Court following an incident which occurred on August 11.

After a dispute with her partner, the final breaking point came when Halstead asked: "Are you going to cuddle me or not?”.

The victim decided to leave the bedroom and as he turned his back Keah threw a glass at his head leading to a severe cut and dizziness.

Realising he was unable to see and in a lot of pain, Halstead tried to comfort him and pleaded with him not to call the police.

When he called for an ambulance, he also asked for police and Halstead fled the scene, but was later arrested.

Amanda Johnson, prosecuting, said Halstead had admitted throwing the cup at the victim but denied causing him injury.

Halstead had claimed she hadn’t seen the victim injured, and that he had told her to run – which she later accepted she had done. =

Judge Michelle Brown said: “[Your victim who you were] in the relationship with described it as rocky or toxic.

“You threw the cup at him after an argument as issues were raised about the relationship continuing from him, and then you threw the glass at him.

“When you saw him bleeding you begged him not to call the police and you ran away from the property and were arrested.”

The victim did not wish to provide an impact statement as he wanted to move on from the incident but did give images of his injuries to the court, it was heard.

They showed cuts above his left eyebrow and a report from Royal Blackburn Hospital confirmed glass was in the cut.

Halstead, of Hamer Avenue, Loveclough, was said to have had a "troubled and traumatic upbringing and mental health difficulties" which had affected her development and coping mechanisms.

In her mitigation, Charlotte Phillips said: “She behaved recklessly and without consideration of the impact of her actions.

“They were fighting and in the heat of the moment she has thrown the cup in frustration and she accepts that is what happened.

“It is clear the remorse she has for her actions, she stated on several occasions she is sorry for the injury, and she doesn’t want to hurt him, it was inappropriate.”

Halstead, who wept throughout the sentencing, was said to be "a valuable member of the community" and has completed a lot of charity work including work with the RSPCA.

Miss Phillips added: “She is determined to better her life and contribute in a positive way.

“She is a capable, motivated individual who wants to make positive change.

“She has her own battles she has to face, and she presents someone with potential, with capabilities to better herself.”

Considering her mitigation, guilty plea and "the genuine remorse that had been shown", Judge Brown sentenced Halstead to nine months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.