Cherelle Brown, 27, from Lancashire, was seen taking a selfie outside Preston Crown Court after avoiding jail over a nightclub glassing attack which left a builder needing plastic surgery

A single mother was captured taking a celebratory selfie outside a courthouse after she avoided jail for a nightclub glassing attack which left a builder requiring plastic surgery.

Cherelle Brown, 27, took smirking photos of herself on the steps of the building then uploaded them to her social media page with the caption: 'Feeling the luckiest little b**** ever right now!'

Minutes earlier Brown had successfully begged a judge not to lock her up claiming she was 'regretful and remorseful' for throwing a bottle in Samuel Litherland's face in a drunken rage.

Mr Litherland suffered a cut to his eyelid and was left with his face covered in blood after the lager bottle hit him during a confrontation at the former Switch venue in Blackburn, Lancashire.

The victim suffered a one-third-inch laceration to the lower left eyelid but escaped being blinded in the assault.

It is thought there had been 'bad blood' between the pair over a relationship Brown had with one of Mr Litherland's workmates.

At Preston Crown Court, Brown, of Blackburn, admitted unlawful wounding but said a stretch in jail would be 'disruptive' for her three children, one a boy and the other two girls aged four and 18 months.

After being given an 18 month jail sentence suspended for two years she posted the pouting picture and said: 'One door closes and another opens! Feeling the luckiest little b**** ever right now! Once again the kids have saved me from myself.'

Samuel Litherland was left with a one-third-inch cut to his eyelid after Brown hit him with a lager bottle during a confrontation in Blackburn, Lancashire, last year

In his victim impact statement Mr Litherland said he couldn't see anything as his eye filled with blood

The incident occurred on May 27 last year after Mr Litherland encountered Brown during a night out.

When she initially saw Mr Litherland at the nightclub, Brown threw a drink over him and had to be ushered away.

However when she returned moments later, CCTV footage captured the moment she throws a glass or bottle at his face.

Peter Barr prosecuting said: 'It was clear that the defendant had two bottles in her hand when she came back out from the club toilet and a confrontation starts between the defendant and the victim.

'One of the bottles is raised by the defendant and she flicks the contents of that bottle over Samuel Litherland. Liquid can be seen coming out of the bottle onto Mr Litherland.

'The defendant then discards that first bottle by letting it drop onto the floor. The second bottle at this point is in her left hand and again she doesn't do anything with the bottle.

'The defendant then punches Mr Litherland with her right hand whilst holding the bottle in her left.

After taking the selfie, Brown uploaded the picture to her Facebook page with the caption: 'Feeling the luckiest little b**** ever right now!'

Brown later posted another message on her Facebook page which read: 'Nothing to prove'

Before taking the selfie Brown had successfully begged a judge not to lock her up claiming she was 'regretful and remorseful'

'All this time, whilst holding the other bottle, she could have done something with that other bottle. She could have hit him with the bottle she could have stabbed him with the bottle. However, she just punched him.

'Door supervisors then come in and begin to usher Miss Brown away but as she passes Mr Litherland, she lobs the bottle towards him. The bottle hits him in the face causing the injury to his eye, it then bounces off him and hits wall, with the liquid content splashing all over the wall.

'The bottle then drops to the floor but doesn't smash. Both bottles were picked up by club staff and neither were broken. It had a potentially dangerous outcome. The eyelid was cut but it didn't blind Mr Litherland.'

In his victim impact statement Mr Litherland said: 'I went down on one knee and my eye was full of blood. I have gone down and put my hand up to my eyes because I couldn't really see anything. I could just see white dots before my eyes.'

Mr Litherland said his eye had recovered but the injury caused problems at work due to dust construction sites. It is thought he will have to undergo further surgery.

Brown, who has a string of convictions, avoided an 18 month jail sentence suspended for two years

The court heard Brown had a string of convictions for theft and assault. She told police she had little recollection of the attack on Mr Litherland because she had been drinking

Her lawyer Mark Stuart said in mitigation: 'In my submission this was not the most vicious attack. The defendant does not jab the bottle into Mr Litherland's face, she throws it towards him while on the move. The bouncers had hold of both her hands and as she is passing him she throws the bottle in his direction.

'The defendant had a lot of different opportunities had she wanted to break the bottle into Mr Litherland's face but she didn't. She had the bottle in her hand during the confrontation but didn't do anything with it - all she did was punch him.

'Then as she is being escorted out she throws the bottle towards him. She did not mean to hit his head, she only intended to throw it towards him. It was a nasty incident but not significantly so.'

Mr Stuart added: 'She concedes that she had been drinking. She was about six feet away from Mr Litherland when she threw the bottle. It could have landed anywhere but unfortunately for Mr Litherland and unfortunately for her, it hit him in the face.

'She has not had the easiest of upbringings but over the last few years sought to fix her behaviour and she's angry with herself that this has happened. The sort of behaviour she thought she had put behind her.

'She has three children and whatever difficulties she has had, she has brought her children up alone for the most part. Should she lose her liberty a custodial sentence would undoubtedly cause considerable disruption to them.

'She is regretful and remorseful for the incident and the injury that was caused to Mr Litherland. She is not proud of herself. She thought this type of behaviour was in her past. She was too drunk, she got into an argument with someone who she doesn't get on with and lost her temper.'

Sentencing Judge Andrew Woolman told Brown: 'You and the victim had a long standing negative relationship for reasons that do not matter.

'It is clear you had two bottles in your hand when you came out of the ladies toilet.

'You threw the contents of one bottle at Mr Litherland and were shouting at him. You dropped the now empty bottle on the floor. You then attacked him with your fists but did not hit him with the second bottle.

'Then as you were being ushered out of the club you lobbed the second bottle in his direction. The bottle hit him. Unfortunately for you and him it hit him in his face and injured his eye.

'This was a very reckless thing to do and could have been so much worse. The reason for the suspended sentence is first of all because it was a reckless action rather than deliberate.

'You have expressed genuine remorse and regret and you pleaded guilty. There is also the consideration of your children and the impact it would have on them. That serves justice to this case.'

Brown will also have to abide by a 10pm-6am curfew for 12 weeks and complete 150 hours of unpaid work.