A 31-YEAR-OLD man who put a woman in a headlock and repeatedly hit her with a bottle has been told that he could be facing prison – and may be deported afterwards.
Danilo Da Silva attacked the woman in Vittoria nightclub on the night of 15 April this year.
Advocate Katie Ridley, prosecuting, told the Magistrate’s Court that Da Silva had been staring at the victim and some of her friends and ‘making her feel uncomfortable’.
She said: ‘She threw the contents of her drink at the defendant, and he threw the contents of his drink at her.
‘She was scared and threw her glass. He had a cut to his face.’
They then moved away from each other, but the court was shown CCTV footage from inside the club in which Da Silva approached her again.
‘The defendant grabbed her, put her in a headlock and struck her three or four times with a bottle.’
She suffered abrasions to her head and headaches but no permanent injuries.
Speaking through a Portuguese interpreter, Da Silva admitted the charge of grave and criminal assault.
The Magistrate, Bridget Shaw, told him: ‘This was a serious offence. You used a weapon that could have caused a very serious injury.
‘Fortunately the level of physical harm caused was very low.
‘The court will be considering prison. When it sentences you it will consider deportation.’
And she refused to grant him bail, saying: ‘I am taking into consideration your lack of ties to the Island.’
He was remanded in custody for sentencing on 21 July.
