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Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment jealous boyfriend slices off clubber's ear for dancing with his girlfriend on birthday bar crawl
This is the shocking moment a jealous boyfriend was caught on CCTV slicing off a man's ear for dancing with his girlfriend at a party. Beau Lyons, 27, flew into a rage on a 'mini bar crawl' with his partner Shaunnia Connolly and their friends while they celebrated a birthday in Newport, South Wales. A court heard that victim Shane Edwards was left looking 'like something from Star Wars ' after being disfigured in the glass attack. The group had travelled 150 miles before ending the night at Mojo's club in Newport in March. While the friends drank and danced at the bar, Lyons flew into a rage at the popular nightclub after he spotted Mr Edwards sitting and talking to his girlfriend. CCTV footage showed Mr Edwards dancing with Miss Connolly before buying her a drink from the bar. The shocking footage then showed Lyons launching himself at Mr Edwards after spotting him dancing with his partner. He picked up a nearby glass and smashed it in to the the victim's face before throwing him in to a table. Shane Edwards was left looking 'like something from Star Wars ' after being disfigured in the glass attack after Lyons spotted him dancing with Miss Connolly Following the shocking assault a bouncer leapt in to action and pulled the jealous boyfriend off the injured Mr Edwards while clubbers at Mojo's watched on in horror. Prosecutor Nuhu Gobir said Lyons had already argued with Miss Connolly before he glassed unsuspecting Mr Edwards. Mr Edwards revealed he blacked out during the attack and came around in hospital covered in blood after his ear was almost completely sliced off. Since the incident the defenceless victim said he feels 'deformed' and is scared to go out. Mr Gobir said all Mr Edwards remembered was waking up in hospital covered in blood from his chest downwards. He was taken to Grange University Hospital and was found to have suffered a 5cm wound through his left ear towards the base of the skull. The glass had cut through all layers of skin tissue and the underlying structures of the ear, exposing cartilage and effectively splitting the ear in two. Lyons, of Saltney Ferry, Flintshire, admitted he had assaulted Mr Edwards but said he had no recollection of the incident and was sorry. He pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. In a victim personal statement, Mr Edwards said: 'Since the incident I have been crying a lot, I am so upset about the state of my ear. I feel like I am deformed. 'I have had very bad anxiety including nightmares about someone always attacking me. This is happening every night and I don't get a lot of sleep because of it. 'I'm always looking over my shoulder when I am out, and go out with friends all the time, I don't want to be by myself. If it wasn't for one friend in particular I wouldn't be going out at all anywhere. 'Day to day I struggle to cope, I am anxious and paranoid and suffer with depression badly anyway but this incident made it worse. 'My left ear is permanently deformed and strangers have been making comments about it and someone said I looked like something out of Star Wars which has made my confidence way down. 'I have problems with my ear, it was leaking liquid and I kept having to go to hospital to get it redressed and it got infected. Since the incident I've had trouble hearing out of my injured ear which makes it hard to be in conversation.' Judge Eugene Egan said: 'The lower part of the ear is sliced away. You used a glass as a weapon. 'You well and truly launched yourself at the victim in this case and brought the glass crashing down on the left side of his ear. You were under the influence of alcohol and cocaine was in your system.' Lyons was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Horrific moment thug slices off clubber's ear in jealous rage for dancing with his girlfriend on birthday night out
THIS is the horrific moment a thug sliced off a clubber's ear for dancing with his girlfriend on a birthday night out. Beau Lyons, 27, flew into a jealous rage on the "mini bar crawl" with partner Shaunnia Connolly and friends. 6 6 Footage shows the yob launching himself at Shane Edwards after he noticed the victim chatting and dancing with Shaunnia. Lyons then picked up a glass and smashed it into the side of Shane's face before hurling him into a nearby table. A bouncer can be seen leaping into action as he pulls the thug off Shane in front of horrified revellers at Mojo's club in Newport, Wales. Lyons has now been jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. Newport Crown Court was told the Shane was rushed to hospital following the horror in March with a 5cm wound through his left ear. The glass had cut through all layers of skin tissue and the underlying structures of the ear - exposing cartilage and effectively splitting the ear in two. In a victim impact statement, Shane told how he has been "crying a lot" and now feels like he is "deformed". He also told the court he has "very bad anxiety" and has nightmares about being attacked every night. Shane added: "I'm always looking over my shoulder when I am out, and go out with friends all the time, I don't want to be by myself. If it wasn't for one friend in particular I wouldn't be going out at all anywhere. "Day to day I struggle to cope, I am anxious and paranoid and suffer with depression badly anyway but this incident made it worse. "My left ear is permanently deformed and strangers have been making comments about it and someone said I looked like something out of Star Wars which has made my confidence way down. "I have problems with my ear, it was leaking liquid and I kept having to go to hospital to get it redressed and it got infected. "Since the incident I've had trouble hearing out of my injured ear which makes it hard to be in conversation." Sentencing, Judge Eugene Egan said Lyons used the glass as a "weapon" to slice away part of Shane's ear. He continued: "You well and truly launched yourself at the victim in this case and brought the glass crashing down on the left side of his ear. "You were under the influence of alcohol and cocaine was in your system." 6 6 6
Leader Live
01-07-2025
- Leader Live
Flintshire man jailed after attack at Newport cocktail bar
Beau Lyons, of Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, Flintshire, 'launched himself' at Shane Edwards at Mojo's Karaoke, Cabaret and Retro Bar in Newport city centre. The assault was unprovoked and on an unsuspecting victim who was sitting down at the time after he'd been dancing with the defendant's girlfriend. Lyons, 27, is originally from Newport but had moved to live in North Wales. He, his partner Shaunnia Connolly and another woman had travelled to his home city for a night out on Friday, March 28. (Image: Beau Lyons) Nuhu Gobir, prosecuting, revealed how Mr Edwards has no memory of the violence and the first thing he recalls is waking up in an ambulance covered in blood. CCTV footage of the shocking assault was played at Newport Crown Court to Judge Eugene Egan. The complainant was left with a 5cm cut from his left ear to the base of his skull. In a victim impact statement read by Mr Gubir, he said: 'I have been crying a lot because of the state of my ear. 'I feel like I'm deformed. I'm always looking over my shoulder when I'm out now. 'People have been making comments about my ear. 'Somebody said I look like something out of Star Wars which has knocked my confidence right down.' The court heard that security staff had 'escorted' Lyons out of Mojo's before he tried to make a run for it. They tackled him and held him until the police arrived. He glassed Mr Edwards to the side of his face before throwing him into a nearby table and continuing the assault before the bouncers stopped him. Lyons and the women had been on a pub crawl before the attack happened at around 11pm. The defendant pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in public. Lyons, a young father, has no previous convictions and the court heard his behaviour was 'very much out of character'. His barrister Julia Cox said: 'There is clear evidence of genuine remorse in this case. Read more 'The defendant is disgusted with his own behaviour. 'He's viewed the CCTV and it is a shame upon him.' Judge Egan told Lyons: 'You are an educated man up to degree level. 'When you observed the CCTV, you were disgusted with yourself – and so you should be.' The defendant was jailed for three years and told he would serve half of that sentence before being released on licence. The time he has spent on remand following his arrest will count towards that term. Lyons will have to pay a victim surcharge.
South Wales Argus
01-07-2025
- South Wales Argus
Man ‘looks like Star Wars character' after Newport attack
Shane Edwards has been left 'deformed' after Beau Lyons 'launched himself' at him at Mojo's Karaoke, Cabaret and Retro Bar in Newport city centre. The assault was unprovoked and on an unsuspecting victim who was sitting down at the time after he'd been dancing with the defendant's girlfriend. Lyons, 27, is originally from Newport but had moved to live in North Wales. He, his partner Shaunnia Connolly and another woman had travelled to his home city for a night out on Friday, March 28. (Image: Beau Lyons) Nuhu Gobir, prosecuting, revealed how Mr Edwards has no memory of the violence and the first thing he recalls is waking up in an ambulance covered in blood. CCTV footage of the shocking assault was played at Newport Crown Court to Judge Eugene Egan. The complainant was left with a 5cm cut from his left ear to the base of his skull. In a victim impact statement read by Mr Gubir, he said: 'I have been crying a lot because of the state of my ear. 'I feel like I'm deformed. I'm always looking over my shoulder when I'm out now. 'People have been making comments about my ear. 'Somebody said I look like something out of Star Wars which has knocked my confidence right down.' The court heard that security staff had 'escorted' Lyons out of Mojo's before he tried to make a run for it. They tackled him and held him until the police arrived. He glassed Mr Edwards to the side of his face before throwing him into a nearby table and continuing the assault before the bouncers stopped him. Lyons and the women had been on a pub crawl before the attack happened at around 11pm. The defendant, of Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, Flintshire pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon in public. Lyons, a young father, has no previous convictions and the court heard his behaviour was 'very much out of character'. His barrister Julia Cox said: 'There is clear evidence of genuine remorse in this case. 'The defendant is disgusted with his own behaviour. 'He's viewed the CCTV and it is a shame upon him.' Judge Egan told Lyons: 'You are an educated man up to degree level. 'When you observed the CCTV, you were disgusted with yourself – and so you should be.' The defendant was jailed for three years and told he would serve half of that sentence before being released on licence. The time he has spent on remand following his arrest will count towards that term. Lyons will have to pay a victim surcharge.
