'Vulnerable' woman was 'brutally attacked' outside Derbyshire pub
And thug with 'dreadful' record who did it couldn't get to court on time
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The woman was punched outside a Chesterfield pub and had her woolly hat stolen (Image: Getti Images)
A "vulnerable" victim says she struggles to sleep at night after suffering a "brutal attack" outside a Derbyshire pub.
Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' court how Anne Marie Mettam was found guilty of carrying out an "unprovoked assault" on the victim, outside a public house in Chesterfield.
The hearing revealed how the 36-year-old defendant had been heard arguing with a man before she walked up to the victim, hit her in the face, grabbed her woolly hat and ran away.