The offender, a 41-year-old Black woman, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault after stabbing the victim multiple times during an altercation in a pub parking lot.
The court rejected the defence's request for a conditional sentence, noting the severity of the victim's injuries and the offender's failure to retreat.
While acknowledging the offender's difficult background and the impact of anti-Black racism, the court found a reformatory sentence inappropriate.
The offender was sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment, less 22 days of pre-sentence custody credit, along with ancillary orders.
