Yasmin Thomas attacked her victim on a night out in Bournemouth (Picture: Sally Adams/BNPS)

A man who was nearly left blind after he had a bottle smashed into his face has claimed his attacker only escaped jail because she is a woman.

Ronnie Lee, 24, was on a night out in Bournemouth when 21-year-old Yasmin Thomas, who has 17 previous convictions for assault, carried out her unprovoked and vicious attack.

Despite Mr Lee’s horrific injuries that required glass to be removed from his face and stitches on his eyelid, estate agent Ms Thomas was spared jail as the judge gave her a 12-month sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered her to attend anger management classes.

Mr Lee in the ambulance after being assaulted by Ms Thomas (Picture: Ronnie Lee/BNPS)

Mr Lee said: ‘If it was the other way around and I did that to her, I would be going straight to jail.




‘What happens next time if she does something and it’s life threatening? She could end up killing someone.’

Mr Lee claims a nurse told him if the cut on his eyelid was a few millimetres lower he would have been blinded in one eye.

He said of Ms Thomas’ sentence: ‘I don’t think the justice system has provided a judgement that will set an example.’