A WOMAN injured her former boyfriend in a nightclub when she tried to throw her drink over him.

Sharon Fullbrook's hand let go of her glass in the process and David Conway was struck on the nose and the top of a cheekbone.

Preston Crown Court heard claims that the woman later sent him abusive text messages, one of which appeared to include gloating over what took place.

Fullbrook, 37, of Garnett Street, Darwen, had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful wounding which arose in August of last year.

Mr Mark Lamberty, prosecuting, said Mr Conway, a man in his 30s, had had a six-year association with Fullbrook.

On the night of the offence he had gone to a pub in Darwen with the defendant and a couple.

They all ended up at a nightclub.

While Mr Conway was speaking to a woman in there at 1.30am the defendant went over to him.

Fullbrook later said she threw a drink at him and the glass must have gone with it.

The glass struck him on the middle and right hand side of the face, causing cuts to the nose and cheek. Mr Conway needed twelve stitches.

The prosecution also said that the woman went on to send abusive text messages to Mr Conway.

This included a message "At least I glassed you". She claimed to have been receiving peculiar phone calls from him and there had been arguments prior to the incident.

Miss Amanda Johnson, defending, said the guilty plea had been entered on the basis of recklessness.

The relationship had broken down some time before the incident. She had been hoping it would be a long term partnership.

The two remained in contact and that night had gone out socially with a group of friends.

Miss Johnson said "Possibly due to alcohol, tempers flared in the nightclub. She claims he threw drink at her. She acted wholly out of character and threw a drink at him.

"The glass came out of her hand and struck him, causing injuries."

Fullbrook now had a new partner and was described as being happier than she had ever been for a long time.

The judge, Recorder Anthony Edwards, sent her to prison for nine months.

He said custody was the only sentence that could be justified, because of the violence she offered, albeit recklessly.