A DRUG addict who lashed out with a knife when she was arguing with her then-partner about sharing cash she had stolen has been locked up.

Toni Harrison left the man covered in blood after striking out with the knife in her hand when they clashed outside the swimming pool in central Stockton.

The 32-year-old’s confrontation was spotted on CCTV passing the blade to a friend before the police arrived on the scene but the weapon was recovered.

And a search of the defendants bag revealed she was also carrying another lock knife at the time of the incident last May, Teesside Crown Court heard.

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Uzma Khan, prosecuting, said a council worker heard a commotion outside his office and went out to see if he could help.

“He said there were gouges present on the neck and jawline and there was a significant amount of blood coming from his injuries,” she said. “The male didn’t appear to be in any pain nor was he concerned about any injuries.”

The court heard how the entire incident was caught on CCTV.

Miss Khan added: “The defendant was observed by the council worker passing the knife to another woman, however, police carry out a search of the second female and the knife is found. A search of the defendant’s handbag, she was also found to have a lock knife.”

The 32-year-old, now of Clarendon Road, Leeds, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour with a bladed article and possession of a bladed article on the day of trial.

James Howard, in mitigation, said his client had been in a brief relationship with the victim and maintained that she carried a knife to protect herself from him while she was living homeless.

Mr Howard said she was under the influence of heroin at the time and they argued about sharing money that she had stolen earlier in the day.

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Judge Christopher Smith sentenced Harrison to 14 months in custody for the attack on her then-partner.

He said: “The offence of making threats is the most serious, people who carry knives in public cause an inherent risk to themselves and other people but those who brandish those weapons increase that risk of injury being caused – serious injury.”

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