Pub landlady 'stuck like this forever' after woman bit her ear off in pub attack

A pub landlady who has been left permanently disfigured after a customer bit off her ear in a brutal attack has shared images of her shocking injuries.

Michelle Thomas, 37, was off duty in her pub in Birkenhead when Gemma Rowlands and her now husband Darren More began 'causing trouble' on the evening of November 11, 2019. The pair were asked to leave, resulting in a scuffle which saw Michelle fall to the floor with Rowlands 'on top of her'.

Rowlands then proceeded to bite part of Michelle's ear off in a 'traumatising' attack that has left Michelle struggling with her mental health and permanently scarred, reports the Liverpool Echo.

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At a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday, Rowlands admitted wounding and was jailed for 14 months. Defending, Mr David Polglase said the attack was 'very out of character' for Rowlands, who has no previous convictions.

Michelle has now spoken out about the impact the incident has had on her, which she described as "traumatising", and said she has been left permanently disfigured. The 37-year-old said the pub was busy that evening due to it being Remembrance Sunday and the football being on.

She said Rowlands, More and two others came into the pub and "from the second they came in, they were making a nuisance of themselves". Michelle said as licensee and to help her staff, she thought she was best placed to deal with the situation and asked them to leave.

The incident escalated and Michelle said "all hell broke loose." Speaking to the ECHO, she said: "She went for me, they were all on top of me and there were people trying to stop it around us. Her partner was on