Scots mum's pal bit off her cheek in blood-soaked fight that looked like 'dog attack'

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A mum has been left scarred for life after a pal bit off a chunk of her cheek - that was so severe nurses mistook it for a dog attack.

Laura Balloch had been visiting a friend's house when a fight broke out between her two companions on January 23, 2022.But when the mum-of-two tried to diffuse the situation, she claims one of the girls bit her on the cheek in an unprovoked attack.

Laura says she was immediately rushed to St John's Hospital in Livingston, where she received a tetanus jab and stitches as nurses first believed she had been attacked by a dog.Horrifying photos show her cheek stitched up after a chunk of her skin was taken out of her face.

Following the attack, the 34-year-old says she spent five months being 'too scared' to leave the house and claims she could smell her breath and still hear the 'crunching' sound of her cheek being bitten in her sleep.On January 18 this year, Laura's attacker was sentenced to community service and a compensation fee after being found guilty for the assault.