This is the shocking moment a jealous boyfriend was caught on CCTV slicing off a man’s ear for dancing with his girlfriend at a party.
Beau Lyons, 27, flew into a rage on a ‘mini bar crawl’ with his partner Shaunnia Connolly and their friends while they celebrated a birthday in Newport, South Wales.
A court heard that victim Shane Edwards was left looking ‘like something from Star Wars‘ after being disfigured in the glass attack.
The group had travelled 150 miles before ending the night at Mojo’s club in Newport in March.
While the friends drank and danced at the bar, Lyons flew into a rage at the popular nightclub after he spotted Mr Edwards sitting and talking to his girlfriend.
CCTV footage showed Mr Edwards dancing with Miss Connolly before buying her a drink from the bar.
The shocking footage then showed Lyons launching himself at Mr Edwards after spotting him dancing with his partner.
He picked up a nearby glass and smashed it into the victim’s face before throwing him into a table.
Beau Lyons, 27, flew into a rage on a ‘mini bar crawl’ with his partner Shaunnia Connolly (pictured together) and their friends while they celebrated a birthday in Newport, South Wales
Shane Edwards was left looking ‘like something from Star Wars’ after being disfigured in the glass attack after Lyons spotted him dancing with Miss Connolly
Prosecutor Nuhu Gobir said Lyons had already argued with Miss Connolly before he glassed unsuspecting Mr Edwards
Following the shocking assault a bouncer leapt into action and pulled the jealous boyfriend off the injured Mr Edwards while clubbers at Mojo’s watched on in horror.
Prosecutor Nuhu Gobir said Lyons had already argued with Miss Connolly before he glassed unsuspecting Mr Edwards.
Mr Edwards revealed he blacked out during the attack and came around in hospital covered in blood after his ear was almost completely sliced off.
Since the incident the defenceless victim said he feels ‘deformed’ and is scared to go out.
Mr Gobir said all Mr Edwards remembered was waking up in hospital covered in blood from his chest downwards.
He was taken to Grange University Hospital and was found to have suffered a 5cm wound through his left ear towards the base of the skull.
The glass had cut through all layers of skin tissue and the underlying structures of the ear, exposing cartilage and effectively splitting the ear in two.
Lyons, of Saltney Ferry, Flintshire, admitted he had assaulted Mr Edwards but said he had no recollection of the incident and was sorry.
Lyons, of Saltney Ferry, Flintshire, admitted he had assaulted Mr Edwards but said he had no recollection of the incident and was sorry (pictured with miss Connolly)
CCTV showed Mr Edwards dancing with Miss Connolly before buying her a drink from the bar at which point Lyons (pictured) smashed a glass against his head and threw him at a table
He pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.
In a victim personal statement, Mr Edwards said: ‘Since the incident I have been crying a lot, I am so upset about the state of my ear. I feel like I am deformed.
‘I have had very bad anxiety including nightmares about someone always attacking me. This is happening every night and I don’t get a lot of sleep because of it.
‘I’m always looking over my shoulder when I am out, and go out with friends all the time, I don’t want to be by myself. If it wasn’t for one friend in particular I wouldn’t be going out at all anywhere.
‘Day to day I struggle to cope, I am anxious and paranoid and suffer with depression badly anyway but this incident made it worse.
‘My left ear is permanently deformed and strangers have been making comments about it and someone said I looked like something out of Star Wars which has made my confidence way down.
Lyons was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the brutal attack
‘I have problems with my ear, it was leaking liquid and I kept having to go to hospital to get it redressed and it got infected. Since the incident I’ve had trouble hearing out of my injured ear which makes it hard to be in conversation.’
Judge Eugene Egan said: ‘The lower part of the ear is sliced away. You used a glass as a weapon.
‘You well and truly launched yourself at the victim in this case and brought the glass crashing down on the left side of his ear. You were under the influence of alcohol and cocaine was in your system.’
Lyons was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
