'Every time I look in the mirror I am reminded of what she did to me in electric drill horror attack'

A woman who was assaulted by her drill-wielding neighbour has spoken about the 'permanent visible scars' left on her body.

Jade Kent burst into her neighbour's home and attacked her with a Black and Decker electric drill in a fit of a rage. The 31-year-old pinned the woman to her seat, even as she begged for help, saying: “Please stop, I’m disabled."

Last week, (April 21) Kent, of Lees Street, Abbey Hey, was jailed for five years and four months at Manchester Crown Court. She was originally charged with attempted murder, but has since pleaded guilty to an alternative offence of section 18 wounding with intent and aggravated burglary

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Kent screamed, 'I'm gonna kill you, you hear me?' as she barged into the woman's home and originally placed the drill to her head before it slipped down to her neck. She also punched and kicked the victim as she struggled.

In an emotive statement read to the court, the victim, who is registered disabled and uses a mobility scooter, spoke about the physical and mental scars the attack had left on her.

She said: “Now I know that the injuries I sustained from being repeatedly assaulted with a drill have resulted in permanent visible scars on my body. Every time I look in the mirror I am reminded of what Jade did to me.

“I did absolutely nothing to deserve permanent scarring on my body. The pain and shock caused by these physical wounds were bad enough at the time, but the permanent scars serve as a constant reminder of a violent, unprovoked attack in my own home.”

She said the mental impact of the attack on both herself and her daughter has been ‘unbearable’.

“Each time I tried to enter the room I would have flashbacks