A WIFE told a jury she saw her husband's clothes covered in blood after he was "attacked" by the best man at a wedding celebration.

Kristina Baird-Dean also claimed barrister Chris-topher Dunn had earlier exposed himself, been brash and given a rude speech.

David Baird-Dean, 48, from Blackburn, sustained fract-ures to his face, normally associated with car crash victims, according to the prosecution at Preston Crown Court.

Dunn, 40, denies inflicting grievous bodily harm.

The lawyer, from Leeds, is on trial following the alleged incident in July last year at the Harefield Hall hotel in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire. The reception had followed a church ceremony where a couple renewed their marriage vows.

Dunn is accused of launching a ferocious attack with his fists, having earlier been ticked off for exposing himself to guests.

Mrs Baird-Dean said she had been sitting at a table with others, including children.

Mrs Baird-Dean said the defendant came over to their table. Someone else was talking to him about his tattoes - a subject he had mentioned in his best man's speech - and he was asked if a tattoo under his white dress shirt was a white rose.

Dunn allegedly said "That's not a white rose. I'll show you a white rose". At that point he stood up, unzipped his trousers and exposed himself.

Mrs Baird-Dean said "People around the table were disgusted, especially as children were there. My husband told him he shouldn't be doing that."

She said the defendant went on to apologise, to the point that it became "incessant"."

Mrs Baird-Dean claimed that later the defendant was recounting stories, saying he had had various scrapes with the law.

She alleged the defendant went on to tell her husband: "I could have easily taken you". She said the defendant said "you and me down those steps". The two men went off and she thought they were going to have a talk and not to fight.

Someone shouted "Get off him. Look what you have done". On going down steps she found her husband on his knees, with his shirt, which he had taken off, wrapped round his head. "It was absolutely covered in blood and so were his trousers", Mrs Baird-Dean said.

She claimed the defendant said: "I have been a man about it, now you be a man. Admit you threw the first punch."

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