A 25-year-old woman from Port Erin has been sentenced to a reparation order after biting a nightclub bouncer.
Gemma Louise Rodger, of Erin Lane, was also ordered to pay £1,000 court costs.
The reparation order means that she will have to meet with her victim face to face and complete work on alcohol education.
Prosecutor James Robinson told the court how, on October 4 at 1am, police were called to the Outback bar in Barrack Street in Douglas.
Rodger was being detained by security staff who said they had seen her lashing out at a man.
Staff said that they had been escorting her out when she bit one of the bouncers on the top of the right arm.
The court heard that the bouncer had three layers of clothing on, including a jacket, but Rodger still left a visible bite mark.
Police said that she was unsteady on her feet and had glazed eyes, and she was subsequently arrested.
At police headquarters, in an interview, Rodger said she had got into an argument with her boyfriend and been removed by security.
She said she couldn’t remember biting anyone or what happened.
A basis of plea was entered in court on her behalf which was accepted by the prosecution.
In it, Rodger said she had been rowing with her boyfriend because she had wanted to go home. She said she tugged at his sleeve and fell down.
Rodger said that she had been removed by the shoulders by a bouncer but could not see any words visible stating that he was a member of security other than an armband and added that the bite had only lasted a second, was not pre-meditated and she was removed without struggle.
The court heard that the bite did not break the skin. A probation report recommended the reparation order.
Defending Rodger in court, advocate Darren Taubitz said: ‘Reparation orders are very prevalent in the UK but not used often here.
‘They are not an easy thing to go through, both parties have to agree to them, the victim and the defendant.
‘Ms Rodger has gone out, and wanted to go home but her boyfriend did not. She grabbed his sleeve and lost her balance. Security have then taken her out.
‘Police did not seize all of the CCTV footage so there are very few angles shown. A number of images were not shown, how it started, her falling over and being taken out.’
Letters of refence were handed in for Rodger praising her highly and the court heard that she had no previous convictions.
Chair of the magistrates bench Caroline Convery said: ‘Staff working on licensed premises do a very difficult job and are vulnerable to violence and abuse from members of the public who are intoxicated. They can expect the protection of the courts.’