A female pub bouncer who punched and stamped on a man in a town centre attack has walked free from court.

Cindy Morgan, 31, had been thrown out of the Chicago Rock Caf in Trowbridge where she worked as one of the venue's security staff before she lashed out at her victim.

Robert Owen, who was days away from his wedding, was left with a dislocated shoulder and facial injuries after the attack by Morgan and her then boyfriend Beau Stevens, 20, who was jailed for six months.

But after watching close circuit television footage of the incident a judge at Swindon crown court decided not to jail mum-of-three Morgan.

He was told she had been in an abusive relationship and lost control after someone else struck her in a mle outside the pub.

Colin Meeke, prosecuting, said Mr Owen had been out with friends on August 13.

Morgan and Stevens were also in Chicago Rock and all three found themselves in a group of people being thrown out by door staff because of some trouble inside.

Mr Meeke said "Mr Owen was approached by Miss Morgan who started shouting and swearing at him. He did his best to avoid her.

"She continued to follow him up the road shouting and screaming. Then she started to punch him in the back of the head. He was then aware of a man, Mr Stevens, trying to fight him.

"The next he remembers is being on the floor being kicked and stamped on."

When she was questioned Morgan said she could remember little of the attack and claimed someone had punched her outside the pub.

Stevens said he had been drinking and saw someone push or punch his then girlfriend and when he saw her rounding on Mr Owen he joined in.

At a previous hearing Morgan, of Sandford Park, and Stevens, of Langford Road, admitted causing actual bodily harm.

George Threlfall, defending Morgan, said his client had been in an abusive relationship. Referring to a psychiatric report he said were she hit, she could have lost control as a result of what had happened to her in the past. She had three children under five and they would suffer if she was jailed.

Sentencing Judge Charles Wade said "It appears to be a persistent attack. He on appeared to want you to back off and you, Mr Stevens, followed him adopting a boxer's type stance and carrying the matter on. That is not to say, Miss Morgan, you didn't take part as you went with him and took part in the assault."

Referring to the domestic violence he told Morgan there had to be some acceptance of that by the court and ordered her to do 100 hours community service with one year on probation.

He told Stevens his part was more serious as he almost certainly caused the injuries and jailed him for six months.