text: A woman has been jailed for using her stiletto heel to inflict permanent injuries on a stranger during an unprovoked attack in a nightclub toilet. Shannon Carter, 21, repeatedly struck 20-year-old Amelia Gledhill with the shoe after a row broke out between their friends on a night out in Bradford. Ms Gledhill is said to have been left traumatised by the incident and is still having problems with her eyesight. Shannon Carter, 21 (pictured) has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for attacking Amelia Gledhill, 20, (pictured right) with a stiletto during a night out. Ms Gledhill still has a scar above her right eye . She has also been left with permanent scarring and is afraid to leave the house alone. During the case at Bradford Crown Court, the court was told how there had been a confrontation between one of Carter's friends and a friend of victim in a bar in Bradford city centre earlier in the evening. The court heard how Miss Gledhill and her friend then saw Carter in  NV night club. Despite Miss Gledhill having nothing to do with the argument, Carter then followed the victim into the toilets, where she carried out the 'unprovoked' attack. As well as sustaining an injury just above her right eye, Ms Gledhill also suffered a deep wound to her arm, the court heard. The victim was given stitches at Bradford Royal infirmary. She also had to return to the hospital on a number of occasions for further treatment, the court heard. She was also left with bruises, a permanent scar and with blurred vision in her right eye. The attack took place in NV nightclub (pictured) during a night out in Bradford City Centre. There had been an earlier confrontation between one of Carter's friends and a friend of the victim . The court heard she also had to take time off work and became too afraid to go out, without being accompanied by her boyfriend. Carter, from East Bowling, Bradford, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent. For the defence, Simon Hustler said Carter had nursed her grandmother, looked after her grandfather and was also a carer for her mother. He added that the attack was an isolated incident and that she had committed no further offences. He also told the court that there was evidence of a mental disorder. Sentencing her to three-and-a-half years in jail, Judge David Hatton QC said Carter had caused the victim permanent scarring and other psychological consequences. The judge said: 'This is a tragic case, revealing the frequent danger and consequence of excessive drinking; tragic, not least because I am satisfied that it was out of character.' But he added that it was a serious offence which could only be dealt with by an immediate custodial sentence. Judge Hatton said: 'I judge your risk of reoffending not to be high. I take account of the fact that any sentence of imprisonment will be in itself a considerable punishment.' He added: 'I derive no pleasure whatever from imposing a sentence of imprisonment on a young woman in your position but I would be failing in my public duty if I did not do so.' After the case, Detective Constable Glen Doran, of Bradford District CID, said: 'This was a particularly nasty and unprovoked assault which left the victim with permanent injuries. 'Such incidents will not be tolerated in Bradford District, and I hope the sentence handed down today will serve as a warning to others.'
target: Shannon Carter, 21, repeatedly hit Amelia Gledhill, 20, in a Bradford club .
  Ms Gledhill left with blurred vision, wounds, bruises and scars, court heard .
  Carter jailed for three-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to wounding .