A care home resident with a violent history fractured the cheeks and an eye socket of a female support worker with a flurry of punches during a cigarettes and sleep monitoring row.
Jean Elizabeth Allan, 56, was living at Acorn Lodge, Ewell Road, Surbiton, which provides support for adults with learning difficulties and mental health issues.
She pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on Elizabeth Chapman on April 4, last year and received eight months imprisonment, suspended for twelve months.
Prosecutor Tom Nicholson told Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court today Allen – a resident of nine months – had a disagreement with Ms Chapman, who has worked in the role for fourteen years, about wearing a sleep monitor device on her finger.
An hour later Allan approached her and asked for a cigarette and when she did not get one the defendant then started asking other residents.
Allan began shouting when she could not get a cigarette and took off the sleep monitor.
Being the only staff member present Ms Chapman picked up the phone to contact her colleagues.
“This defendant went up to her and grabbed the phone from her hand and struck her with her right hand in a slapping motion and then with a closed fist, which caused injuries,” explained Mr. Nicholson.
“Allan began pulling the victim's hair and Ms Chapman said she did not want to fight and the defendant replied: 'Now you fight me.'
“She had to go to Kingston Hospital with fractures to her cheekbones, a fracture of the eye socket, bruising to the bridge of her nose, her eye and a bloody sinus.”
When questioned by police Allan admitted punching the victim because she was talking about her on the phone.
Allan has 89 previous offences, 16 of which are for assaults against individuals.
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