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| Tongue bite girlfriend faces jail | Tongue bite girlfriend faces jail |
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| A woman who bit off her boyfriend's tongue during a drunken birthday kiss has been told she faces jail. | A woman who bit off her boyfriend's tongue during a drunken birthday kiss has been told she faces jail. |
| Tracy Davies, 40, bit off a third of Mark Coghill's tongue after telling him "you never give me smoochy kisses any more". | |
| Each had drunk a bottle of vodka before the attack at his flat in Jesmond, Newcastle, in October. | Each had drunk a bottle of vodka before the attack at his flat in Jesmond, Newcastle, in October. |
| Davies was convicted of grievous bodily harm but cleared of the same charge with intent at Newcastle Crown Court. | Davies was convicted of grievous bodily harm but cleared of the same charge with intent at Newcastle Crown Court. |
| The jury heard that the couple were celebrating Mr Coghill's birthday when Davies grew upset because she was not pregnant. | The jury heard that the couple were celebrating Mr Coghill's birthday when Davies grew upset because she was not pregnant. |
| As Mr Coghill, 45, moved to comfort her, she asked him to kiss her, the court heard. | As Mr Coghill, 45, moved to comfort her, she asked him to kiss her, the court heard. |
| She let out a satisfaction sound, like if you have a cup of tea when you haven't had one for a few days Mark Coghill | She let out a satisfaction sound, like if you have a cup of tea when you haven't had one for a few days Mark Coghill |
| They kissed and she bit down hard on his tongue, causing him to scream, and he tapped her on the head, hoping she would let go. | They kissed and she bit down hard on his tongue, causing him to scream, and he tapped her on the head, hoping she would let go. |
| He said: "Then when she did stop, she opened her mouth and looked at me in such a way that I have never seen anyone do before." | He said: "Then when she did stop, she opened her mouth and looked at me in such a way that I have never seen anyone do before." |
| Mr Coghill said he could see part of his tongue inside her mouth. | Mr Coghill said he could see part of his tongue inside her mouth. |
| He said: "She let out a satisfaction sound, like if you have a cup of tea when you haven't had one for a few days. | He said: "She let out a satisfaction sound, like if you have a cup of tea when you haven't had one for a few days. |
| "A 'mmmm' sound." | "A 'mmmm' sound." |
| She then spat it on the floor, he said. | She then spat it on the floor, he said. |
| Taste buds | Taste buds |
| Davies later called paramedics, who alerted police, and when arrested she told officers: "You're joking." | Davies later called paramedics, who alerted police, and when arrested she told officers: "You're joking." |
| Mr Coghill was treated at Newcastle General Hospital, but surgeons decided the risk of infection was too high to consider reattaching the torn tongue. | Mr Coghill was treated at Newcastle General Hospital, but surgeons decided the risk of infection was too high to consider reattaching the torn tongue. |
| The former customer service adviser was no longer fit to work, struggled to speak and had lost many of his taste buds, the court heard. | |
| Judge John Evans adjourned the case for three weeks to allow for pre-sentence reports. | Judge John Evans adjourned the case for three weeks to allow for pre-sentence reports. |
| He granted Davies bail, but warned she would be jailed. | He granted Davies bail, but warned she would be jailed. |