THE Oxford student dubbed too brainy to be jailed for stabbing her lover is said to have attacked him on two previous occasions.

Judge Ian Pringle this week reckoned Lavinia Woodward’s assault had been “a complete one-off.”

7 Lavinia Woodward stabbed her ex-boyfriend with a breadknife Credit: timstewartnews@gmail.com

He even suggested he will waive the usual prison term in case it damages her career.

Aspiring heart surgeon Woodward stabbed Thomas Fairclough in the leg with a breadknife and hurled a laptop, glass and jam jar at him.

But it has emerged the Christ Church College student, 24, faced two further accusations of assault.

7 But the Oxford student may avoid jail after a judge said the effects on her career would be 'too severe' Credit: Facebook

Oxford crown court heard that Woodward admitted wounding Mr Fairclough on September 30 last year.

She also faced separate claims of assaulting him on November 25 and December 12. She denied both charges at an earlier hearing and it was ruled they should lie on file.

Mr Fairclough declined to comment yesterday.

7 But it has emerged Woodward faced separate claims of assaulting Mr Fairclough last year Credit: Facebook

Mark Brooks, of the ManKind Initiative for male victims of domestic violence, said: “We are concerned these two other complaints have been allowed to lie on file.

“They show there’s a pattern, which needs to be recognised rather than this being treated as a one-off incident. Very rarely is it ever a one-off.

“We believe when dealing with these situations a court needs to take the whole picture into account when sentencing.”

7 The court heard how a 999 operator heard screaming as Mr Fairclough said 'I think my girlfriend has taken a lot of drugs.' Credit: Facebook

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The court heard Woodward and Fairclough, a Cambridge PhD student, met using the Tinder dating app.

The “needy” pair who believed they were “desperately in love” had been having sex when Woodward stopped and started drinking. But when he threatened to contact her mum she punched him in the face.

A 999 operator could hear screaming as Mr Fairclough said “I think my girlfriend has taken a lot of drugs.”

7 Woodward and Fairclough, a Cambridge PhD student, met using the Tinder dating app Credit: Facebook

Judge Pringle deferred sentence until September and said: “To prevent this extraordinary, able young lady from following her long-held desire to enter the profession she wishes to would be too severe.”

James Sturman QC, defending, said Woodward’s hopes of becoming a surgeon would be “almost impossible” because she must disclose her conviction in future.

7 Woodward also lied about having cancer to cover up a coke addiction, it is claimed

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “The judge agreed to leave the lesser charges on file after a discussion between defence and prosecution. The plea to the more serious charge was acceptable to the prosecution.”

A Courts and Tribunals Judiciary spokesman said: “We would not comment on what was said by a judge.” The Ministry of Justice also refused to comment.

7 Woodward's defence claimed her hopes of becoming a surgeon would be 'almost impossible' if given a prison sentence Credit: Facebook