Tasmania woman Rianna Rochelle Lumley, 24, stabs love rival with scissors over Facebook post

A jealous girlfriend, 24, has been jailed for stabbing her love rival with a pair of scissors after the woman called her a ‘dirty dog with the clap’ on Facebook.

Rianna Rochelle Lumley, 24, was sentenced to 12 months’ jail this week after she pleaded guilty to wounding Megan Gerlach in southern Tasmanian on December 29, 2016.

In sentencing Lumley this week, Chief Justice Alan Blow acknowledged she was an ‘intoxicated drug user’ at the time of the attack and was provoked by a Facebook post.

Rianna Rochelle Lumley, 24, (pictured) was sentenced to 12 months’ jail this week after she pleaded guilty to wounding her victim with a pair of scissors 

‘She was hostile to Ms Gerlach because Ms Gerlach had publicly posted an image of her on Facebook, scantily clad in some sort of ‘maid costume’, with the caption: ‘Dirty dog. Up for offers!!! Comes with the clap’,’ he said. 

Ms Gerlach reportedly made the Facebook post because Lumley was dating her ex-boyfriend.  

Chief Justice Blow said Lumley armed herself with a pair of scissors before confronting Ms Gerlach at her home.

Lumley slashed her victim in the neck, right hand and right leg, The Mercury reported.

Chief Justice Blow told the court Lumley’s victim suffered serious damage in the attack.

She reportedly sustained a scar to her face and has permanent numbness in her right hand. 

‘She was a vulnerable individual from a psychological point of view at the time of this attack, and her life has been in turmoil ever since,’ he said.

Lumley slashed her victim in the neck, right hand and right leg

Lumley (left and right) reportedly attacked her victim after the woman made a post of Facebook describing her as a ‘dirty dog’ who has ‘the clap’ 

Lumley was sentenced to 12 months' jail when she fronted the Tasmanian Supreme Court (pictured)

Lumley was sentenced to 12 months’ jail when she fronted the Tasmanian Supreme Court (pictured)

Chief Justice Blow said it was not Lumley’s first time before the courts.

He said she developed a ‘terrible drug problem’ before the attack, and spent time behind bars for driving, dishonestly and drug offences.

Lumley’s 12 month jail sentence was backdated to January 25, to take into account the six months she already spent behind bars.

Six months of her jail sentence was suspended for two years upon her release.

She will be eligible for parole after seven months’ jail.

 



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