A VIOLENT woman, her partner and two other men have all been spared jail after a fight at a Haslingden pub.

Burnley Crown Court heard how, during a disturbance at the Rose and Crown in Manchester Road in April last year, Nicola Ogilvie, 24, hit a victim over the back of the head with a glass, which shattered on impact, leaving him bleeding.

Ogilvie, who has a record for violence and has been to custody, also assaulted a youth in the beer garden and the same youth was also attacked by Daniel Howorth, 25, who punched him.

The victim was left seriously injured when someone threw a brick or a piece or concrete at him, but it was not known who the culprit was.

Lee Cassell, 35, assaulted co-defendant Adam Spittle, 24, by hitting him once, and Spittle, who suffered a minor injury, had been gesticulating and shouting insults in the melee.

Ogilvie, of Hardman Avenue, Rawtenstall, admitted two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm.

She was given eight months in prison, suspended for two years, with 12 months supervision and a four month curfew, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, bet-ween 7.30pm and 7am.

The defendant, who must live with her mother, was ordered to pay £150 compensation.

Cassell, of Peel Street, Haslingden, and Howorth, of Linch Street, Waterfoot, both pleaded guilty to assault.

Cassell, who also had previous convictions for violence, received six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, with 18 months supervision.

He must attend the controlling anger and learning to manage it programme and pay £250 costs.

Howorth got a community order, with a four-month curfew, between 8pm and 5.30am. Spittle, of Brandwood Road, King's Heath, Birmingham, had admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.

He was fined £500, with a £15 victim surcharge.

Both he and Howorth must pay £250 costs. Spittle had no previous convictions.

Sentencing, Judge Jonathan Gibson said the public was concerned about such behaviour at pubs.

He told Ogilvie she had behaved in a terrible way and continued: “Given your previous convictions, you could really have no complaint if I sent you immediately to custody.”