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Daughter Who Bit Double‑Amputee Father Given 18‑Month Community Order

The court chose a community order to prioritize rehabilitation over immediate custody.

Overview

  • Helena Coyne pleaded guilty to occasioning actual bodily harm after an August 15 attack at her father's home.
  • Prosecutors said she pulled off his prosthetic leg, dragged him to the floor, and bit his left cheek for about 15 seconds.
  • The victim is a double amputee with several fingers previously removed due to sepsis and lives in a specially adapted flat.
  • Coyne was ordered to complete the Building Choices programme, 25 rehabilitation activity days, and alcohol abstinence monitoring, while an animal‑harm charge was left on file.
  • She later phoned police to confess, was arrested at a hostel, has prior convictions dating to 2001, and was warned that non‑compliance could lead to prison.