Woman launched vicious baseball bat attack on former friend after argument outside Glasgow flat

A lady was left hospitalised when she was attacked by her former good friend with a baseball bat after a vicious combat broke out.

Charlene Aitken, 33, turned on Elaine Graham exterior her flat in Glasgow’s Tollcross on August 10, 2020.

The pair had earlier fallen out earlier than Aitken noticed her with co-accused Mary Ann O’Farrell, 40, exterior her accomplice’s flat.

Glasgow Sheriff Court docket heard Aitken attended on the scene so as to go to her accomplice James Stevenson at 3pm.

She noticed O'Farrell and Miss Graham exterior ingesting and the three ladies obtained into an argument.

Prosecutor Carrie Stevens mentioned: "This grew to become bodily and the three ladies have been concerned in a combat.

"Aitken took an aluminium baseball bat and struck Miss Graham as soon as on the pinnacle and as soon as on the physique.

"She fell to the bottom and sustained an damage to her head which was bleeding.

"As this was happening, Mr Stevenson got here out and tried to intervene.

“Presently O'Farrell picked up a gray brush and struck him a variety of instances.

"She then spat on Mr Stevenson's face and kicked him repeatedly to the physique."

As police arrived, it was famous Aitken had an damage to her brow and Mr Stevenson had a lump and bruising to his head.

Miss Graham was taken to hospital meantime and located to have a damaged collarbone in addition to a wound to the brow which required stitches.

Ms Stevens added: "The wound has resulted in a scar."

Mr Stevenson refused medical therapy.

Mary Ann OFarrell (PICTURED) pled responsible on the Sheriff Court docket Glasgow to partaking in a get up combat the place she assaulted a person. (Picture: Mike Gibbons/Spindrift)

Miss Aitken was handled for a suspected dislocated shoulder earlier than being launched into police custody.

Aitken, of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, pled responsible at Glasgow Sheriff Court docket to assaulting Miss Graham to her extreme damage and everlasting disfigurement.

O'Farrell, of Tollcross, admitted assaulting Mr Stevenson to his damage.

Sheriff Joan Kerr tagged each ladies for 5 months retaining them indoors between 8pm and 7am.

They have been additionally put below supervision for 18 months.

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