Isle of Wight carer, 21, was left with horrendous head wound and covered in blood


Carer, 21, was left covered in blood with horrendous head wound as thug, 30, admits attacking her with glass bottle in street during night out

  • GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Jamie Simpson yesterday pleaded guilty to GBH
  • The 30-year-old attacked Yavana Dix, 21, and left her with ‘significant injuries’
  • Miss Dix was taken to a home following the late night attack on the Isle of Wight

A man yesterday admitted attacking a young mother in the street with a glass bottle and leaving her with a horrific head wound.

Jamie Simpson, 30, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent following the attack on Yavana Dix, 21, which left her with ‘significant injuries’.

Miss Dix, who has a two-year-old son and is a carer for disabled people, was taken to a nearby house after the late night incident in the Lake area of the Isle of Wight.

Yavana Dix, 21, (pictured) was attacked in the street in the Isle of Wight and left with a horrific head wound

Jamie Simpson, 30, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent following the attack

Pictured: Miss Dix

Jamie Simpson (left), 30, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent following the attack on Miss Dix (right)

Her family said they made a makeshift bandage to dress the cut and waited for an ambulance to St Mary’s Hospital, where she was given six stitches above her eye.

Miss Dix’s mother Denise Robinson said at the time: ‘She was very anxious and scared. She was not eating, she was not sleeping.’

Miss Dix's mother Denise Robinson said at the time: 'She was very anxious and scared. She was not eating, she was not sleeping'

Miss Dix’s mother Denise Robinson said at the time: ‘She was very anxious and scared. She was not eating, she was not sleeping’

Her brother Sean posted a photo on social media of his sister’s injuries at the time of the attack.

Simpson, 30, has been in custody since his arrest a week after the vicious attack, and will remain in custody until he is sentenced on July 9.

He admitted the December 20 offence via video link at Isle of Wight Crown Court yesterday.