text: Ear biter: Kate Temple was jailed for 20 months after she admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm . A hairdresser who ripped another woman's ear off with her teeth during an argument at a hog roast party has been jailed. Kate Temple was called a 'homewrecker' by victim Shelley Williams who accused her of having an affair with her partner. Durham Crown Court heard how when Temple and her sister Louise Scollen went to leave the charity event at Dawdon Cricket Club in Seaham, County Durham the victim threw a drink over her. The three women got into a scuffle and Temple left the victim covered in blood after biting a chunk out of her ear. The 33-year-old carried out the attack before attempting to buy another drink from the bar where she was refused. Police found the missing portion of Miss Williams' ear the following day. Shaun Dryden, prosecuting, said: 'Shelley Williams believed that Kate Temple the defendant had been having some sort of relationship or affair with her partner. 'Miss Williams had found text messages on her partner's mobile phone earlier in the year. 'She recalls being in close proximity with the defendant and her sister. The next thing she can recall is being upset and covered in blood. 'The defendant and her sister approached the bar and she seems to have tried to buy another drink. 'By this time it became apparent the victim had a large portion of her left ear bitten off. 'Kate Temple and her sister were refused service. They left the marquee and went home.' Mr Dryden told the court how the victim has had to attend a number of hospital appointments and have reconstructive surgery on her ear. When the victim visited the hospital the following day the police became involved and Temple handed herself in to the police station. Temple initially told police she was not the person who bit the victim. She agreed to have a dental impression taken by police but later refused claiming she was acting on legal advice. The 33-year-old (pictured left) carried out the attack before attempting to buy another drink from the bar. She and her sister Louise Scollen had got into a scuffle with Shelley Williams, who had part of her ear bitten off . Dawdon Cricket Club in Seaham, County Durham, where the incident happened. A marquee had been erected at the club for a charity hog roast event. Police found the missing portion of Miss Williams' ear the next day . In a victim impact statement read to the court by Mr Dryden, Miss Williams said: . 'I have become very self conscious and it has affected my confidence. 'I struggle to leave the house as I feel everyone is looking at me. I went out for a family meal and a male said to me are you the one who had your ear bitten off. I was embarrassed by this male's comments. 'I booked a holiday and I was due to fly ten days after the assault took place. I was advised on medical grounds not to go because of risk of infection. I paid £1,500 for the holiday and as I didn't want to let my children down I paid another £400 for my parents to go with them. 'I have had to take a considerable amount of time off work. Working in a call centre I am unable to use my head set equipment. 'I am living in close proximity to Kate Temple and I regularly feel worried and start to panic. On one occasion I was with my daughter who said: "Don't worry mam I close my eyes." Sometimes when I wake up I get a severe shooting pain in my ear. 'I am ashamed to admit I sleep with a hockey stick under my bed. I feel really anxious and I have noticed I drink more because of it. 'I have spoken to the surgeon who has now told me he won't touch the ear because of how it had heeled. 'It's something I will have as a permanent reminder of what has happened.' When the prosecution could not prove who had carried out the attack both Temple and Scollen were charged and ordered to face trial. But Temple admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm and all charges were dropped against Scollen. Temple of St Johns Terrace, Seaham, pleaded guilty to inflicting GBH in the early hours of July 21 2013. Bob Spragg, defending, told the court how the victim had 'simply got the wrong end of the stick'. He said: 'Miss Williams had previously accused the defendant of inappropriate contact with her former partner when he went around to her house. 'This was entirely without foundation and streamed from the defendant being nice to her partner. 'The defendant's partner had gone to her house looking for some kind of comfort from her. 'Kate Temple was not prepared to let him in the house even though he was saying let's have a kiss and so forth. She was not at all interested in that taking place. 'Shelley Williams has seen the messages and got the wrong end of the stick which started this whole vendetta against her. It's ironic really that all of this started by her being a good friend to a man she has known since she was a child. 'In her own words her life has fallen apart. She's made decisions whilst in the depths of despair which she bitterly regrets and she will have to live with them consequences forever. 'She's clearly a low risk of ever being in trouble again. An immediate term of imprisonment would crush the defendant.' Judge Simon Hickey told Temple: 'She has been left feeling frightened and she has a permanent disability. She lost her confidence, she's had her career affected and her home life with her children has been affected. 'You admit in a letter to me you had her partner inside your house and had been kissing and cuddling him but no more. 'You do of course have a completely different character outside of this event. You have no previous convictions. This is a single bite. 'There is of course remorse although I take that as limited given the late plea and lack of cooperation during the case. 'You must have known what you had done on this night and you must have known what injury you had caused. 'It's a significant injury and it's caused by a weapon - teeth. 'I can't draw back from immediate sentence leaving someone disabled in this way.' Judge Hickey sentenced Temple to 20 months in prison. He told her: 'That is the lowest sentence I can pass given my public duty.'
target: Victim Shelley Williams accused attacker of having affair with her partner .
  Kate Temple and sister Louise Scollen got into a scuffle with Miss Williams .
  Williams was left covered in blood after Temple bit off a part of her ear .
  Police found missing chunk the next day. Temple was jailed for 20 months .