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An Oxford student who punched her ex-boyfriend and stabbed him with a bread knife may not face prison time because the judge says it could hurt the “extraordinary” student’s chances at a medical career.

Aspiring heart surgeon, Lavinia Woodward, 24, admitted to unlawfully wounding her then-boyfriend, Thomas Fairclough, a Cambridge PhD student whom she had met on the dating app Tinder, The Sun reported. The couple got into an argument on Sept. 30, 2016 and it escalated when Fairclough threatened to call Woodward’s mother on Skype, prosecutor Cathy Olliver said. Woodward, who was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, punched Fairclough in the face and stabbed him in the leg with a bread knife. She also threw a laptop, glass and a jam jar at him.

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Normally, such an offence would mean a custodial sentence. However, Judge Ian Pringle told Oxford Crown Court that he had decided to take an “exceptional” course. He deferred the sentence for four months and hinted that Woodward might not go to jail because of her talent, The Guardian reported.