The daughter of an RAF commander who slashed another young woman’s face with a wine glass during a drunken altercation in the Akrotiri base area has been jailed for 14 months, a court has ruled.

The case, heard at the Resident Judge’s Court of the Sovereign Base Areas in Episkopi, centred on an attack which left the victim with permanent facial scarring and required extensive medical treatment, including surgery.

According to the court’s findings, defendant Jessica Cloke, 21, assaulted Madison Bagley in the early hours of August 22, 2025, at a public house in the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area following a night of heavy drinking and an earlier falling out between the two.

The court heard that the defendant approached the victim aggressively before throwing wine in her face. When the victim reacted by pouring water over her, the defendant struck her with a wine glass, which shattered on impact, causing severe injuries to her face.

The judge found that the defendant was the aggressor and rejected claims of self-defence, describing the incident as “drunken anger” and stating that the retaliation was excessive and unjustified.

Medical evidence presented to the court showed the victim suffered a deep vertical cut to her right cheek dangerously close to the eye, along with additional wounds around the mouth area.

She was treated at the American Heart Hospital in Nicosia, where she underwent facial surgery, and continues to receive treatment.

The court noted that the injuries have had long-term physical, psychological and social consequences, with visible scarring expected to remain permanent. The victim, who was 19 at the time, continues to experience pain and faces further reconstructive procedures.

In sentencing, the judge took into account aggravating factors including the use of a glass as a weapon and the fact the attack took place in a busy public setting with multiple witnesses.

Mitigating factors included the defendant’s young age, lack of prior convictions, expressions of remorse and mental health history, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

However, the court concluded that the seriousness of the offence, particularly the lasting harm caused, meant that a custodial sentence was unavoidable and should be served immediately.

“The victim will always be left with a degree of visible facial scarring,” the judge said, describing the injuries as “permanent, irreversible”.

The defendant had initially pleaded not guilty but later changed her plea to guilty during trial proceedings.

Cloke was sentenced to a reduced 14 months in prison, with the possibility of early release after serving half the sentence under SBA provisions.