A young woman has undergone surgery after her face was slashed in what she calls an "unprovoked glassing" in a pub in Perth's north.
Taiya Sampson was left with a deep gash on her cheek, stitches in her forehead and blood smeared on her face after she was allegedly glassed in an Alkimos pub.
Her accused attacker from Two Rocks, about 20 kilometres further north, faced court on Saturday on a charge of unlawful wounding.
Sampson, 20, said she hadn't been drinking when she sat down and was allegedly attacked by another woman, 20, who she knew, with a wine glass that slashed her face, narrowly missing her eye.
Sampson's family claimed staff didn't call an ambulance and the alleged attacker was allowed to stay in the pub. The venue disputed that claim.
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<h2>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has faced backlash from former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Uche Secondus for branding him and ex-Transportation Minister, Abiye Sekibo as "expired politicians" for supporting Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara.</h2>
<p>Recall that some Rivers PDP leaders such as the former PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; former Minister of Transportation, Abiye Sekibo, a former Rivers Senator, Lee Mbae, Celestine Omehia; and former federal lawmaker, Austin Opara had last week declared support for Fubara and President Bola Tinubu.</p>
<p>Wike, in a media interaction with handpicked journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/04/02/political-vampires-wike-fires-secondus-omehia-others-over-support-for-fubara/">denounced the PDP leaders</a> as political vampires and expired politicians, questioning their eligibility to be regarded as elder statesmen.</p>
<p>Wike said it was ironic that the same politicians who had refused to support Fubara before the 2023 polls now declared support for him after the poll.</p>
<p>However, Secondus, in a statement released by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, labelled Wike as a "showman" known for his duplicity, manipulation of facts for political gain, and propensity to distort the truth.</p>
<p>He further criticized the FCT Minister's remarks in a media chat as "appalling and unfortunate," particularly condemning his characterization of Rivers State's esteemed political figures as "transitional politicians, political vampires, and political buccaneers."</p>
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