Leeds woman's drink and drug fuelled attack outside Stone Roses Bar

By Mark Lavery
Published 15th Aug 2019, 15:51 BST
The attack happened outside the Stone Roses Bar on Lower Briggate, Leeds. Image: GoogleThe attack happened outside the Stone Roses Bar on Lower Briggate, Leeds. Image: Google
The attack happened outside the Stone Roses Bar on Lower Briggate, Leeds. Image: Google
A care worker who was drunk and high on cocaine attacked a woman outside a Leeds city centre bar after a night out, a court heard.

Leeds Crown Court was told Eve Ruston was "out of control" when she punched, kicked and stamped on her victim outside the Stone Roses Bar.

Prosecutor, Susan Evans said Ruston, 20, was shouting at people in the street outside the bar on Lower Briggate at around 6am on May 27.

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Miss Evans said Ruston started acting aggresively towards a woman, who told her to calm down.

Miss Evans said: "She reacted to this by punching her in the face, knocking her to the ground.

"She then kicked her in the head and stamped on her."

The woman suffered concussion and was taken to hospital.

In a victim impact statement, the woman said she still suffers from the effects of concussion and has headaches and memory problems.

Ruston, who has no previous convictions, was arrested at the scene and told police she couldn't remember the incident.

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Ruston, of of Kelmscott Avenue, east Leeds, admitted assault.