A drunk woman hurled racist abuse at a staff member in a takeaway and left a customer needing stitches after attacking her with a bottle.

Cardiff Crown Court heard Katie Bisgrove, 25, had several previous convictions for violence and racially aggravated offending.

Judge Thomas Crowther QC told her: “You judge by colour. There is no place for that sort of behaviour in our society.”

The court heard the incident occurred around 10pm on Saturday, July 8, at the City Pizza takeaway in City Road in Cardiff.

John Warren, prosecuting, said the defendant went into the takeaway drinking beer and put down a carrier bag containing eight more bottles.

He told the court Saman Salim, who was working behind the counter, noticed the bag was leaking and put it outside, where Bisgrove had gone to sit on the pavement.

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Prosecutors said the defendant came back inside and said: “Why are you putting my drinks outside you Paki? I’m going to f***ing knock you out you Muslim c***.”

The court heard Mr Salim asked her to leave but she continued to be abusive, telling him: “I’ll knock you out with one punch.”

Around 10.30pm Diane and Angelo Stephanakis went into the takeaway after visiting a local pub.

Prosecutors said they noticed the defendant was “kicking off”, throwing takeaway business cards on the floor and being abusive towards staff.

The court heard she pushed Mrs Stephanakis and said: “Get out of the f***ing way.”

Mr Warren said the victim replied “It’s excuse me” and Bisgrove shouted “F*** you, you f***ing c***”, before pushing her in the chest and hitting her on the head with a broken glass bottle.

The prosecutor said: “She felt blood flowing down her face.”

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The court heard Mr Stephanakis stepped in front of his wife to protect her and the defendant hit him on the shoulder with the broken bottle.

Prosecutors said he took her to the floor and disarmed her but she still wanted to continue the attack.

Mr Warren added: “Both he and his wife were traumatised and in shock.”

The court heard Mrs Stephanakis became disorientated and needed three stitches to the wound on her face.

In her police interview Bisgrove accepted she had been drinking Stella all day but denied making racist comments.

Prosecutors said she had 18 previous convictions, including several for violence and racially aggravated offending.

In April 2011 she received a two-year conditional discharge after calling a taxi driver in Barry a “f***ing Paki c***” following a dispute over a fare.

The court heard in November 2012 she told a woman with her son at Lloyds Bank in Holton Road in Barry: “Go back to your own country.”

In August 2014 she was jailed for 20 weeks after “hurling racist abuse” at a man in a pizza takeaway in Barry and spitting on him.

Bisgrove, from Romilly Road in Canton, Cardiff, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour and that the offence was racially aggravated.

She also admitted unlawful wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Adam Sharp, defending, accepted his client had a “bad record” but argued the incidents were short-lived and there was no pre-meditation.

He told the court Bisgrove’s mother died when she was young. He said she later used alcohol as a “coping mechanism”.

The defence barrister added she has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.

Judge Crowther told the defendant: “What you did is so serious only immediate custody can be justified.”

She was jailed for 20 months.