Woman leaves a judge speechless after declaring SHE has forgiven the innocent woman she glassed in the face for accidentally bumping into her
- Lisa Rawle, 28, unleashed fury on Kayla Walker-Ratahi at a bar in New Zealand
- She slashed her face with glass after pair accidentally bumped into each other
- Rawle later told her probation officer she ‘has forgiven the victim’ for incident
A young mother who slashed another woman’s face with a wine glass at a nightclub shocked a judge by saying she has ‘forgiven the victim’.
Lisa Rawle, 28, attacked Kayla Walker-Ratahi after the women bumped into each other on the dance floor at the Thirsty Whale bar in Napier, New Zealand in 2016.
When Rawle’s wine spilled over the front of Ms Walker-Ratahi’s dress, she pushed the glass away.
Ms Walker-Ratahi, who was 19 at the time, then began to brush the wine off of herself. As she turned around, Rawle smashed the glass into the young woman’s face.
She suffered deep cuts to her face, chest and eye lid.
Kayla Walker-Ratahi suffered deep cuts to her face, chest and eye lid from the attack
Her scars have since faded and she said she has managed to move on with her life
In 2017 Rawle was found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm by a jury, Stuff reported.
She was sentenced to two years and three months behind bars but appealed the conviction.
She was again found guilty during a second trial, which was held last year.
Rawle, who spent 15 months in prison following her first conviction, appeared in court on Thursday for sentencing where she was slammed by Judge Geoff Rea for arrogance and lack of remorse.
He said it was ‘outrageous’ that Rawle recently told a probation officer she had ‘forgiven the victim for what transpired before and after the event’.
‘Your behaviour right from the outset was totally disgraceful. The sense of arrogance and entitlement you have projected throughout this is quite breathtaking and, in another aspect, quite chilling.’
Lisa Rawle, 28, attacked Kayla Walker-Ratahi (pictured) after the women bumped into each other on the dance floor at the Thirsty Whale bar in Napier, New Zealand in 2016
She has been sentenced to one year and ten months, she will not have to return to prison with time already served. She was fined $1,500 reparation.
Ms Walker-Ratahi, now 22, said she wasn’t surprised by Rawle’s lack of remorse.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia shortly after the terrifying ordeal, the young woman said the injuries had shattered her confidence.
‘People had told me they saw my face split open when I was on the dancefloor. I didn’t realise how bad it was until I saw myself in the mirror.
‘I feel really ugly. People have to look at me and think “look at that”. It’s just horrible. I was really angry but I’m getting used to it [scars] being there now.’
Her scars have since faded and she said she has managed to move on with her life.
She said she was happy to have the incident finally behind her.
Standing in the middle of the crowded bar, Kayla said she was unable to see what was in front of her because she was covered in blood