Betty Buzzacott jailed for two years over vicious drunken attack on relative in Port Augusta

A mother-of-five is behind bars after she used a smashed bottle to viciously stab her relative because she refused to share her alcohol with her.

A mother-of-five used a smashed bottle to stab her relative after she refused to share her alcohol with her, a court heard.

Betty Anne Buzzacott, 34, was jailed for more than two years after she became enraged and launched the vicious attack during a drunken night out.

During sentencing, the District Court heard Buzzacott was drinking with a group in Port Augusta on February 23 last year.

Buzzacott and the victim, who were both intoxicated, ended up on the foreshore near the Oasis Apartments.

The court heard Buzzacott became aggressive towards the victim because she refused to continue sharing her alcohol.

Betty Buzzacott was jailed for stabbing her relative with a bottle. Photo: Facebook

She was sentenced to more than two years jail for the violent attack. Photo: Facebook

“You took hold of an empty bottle and smashed it against rocks,” Auxiliary Judge Gordon Barrett said.

“You went then for the victim, striking her with a bottle from behind.”

The victim did not immediately realise that she had been stabbed but soon saw that she was bleeding badly.

She went towards the Oasis where two off-duty ambulance officers helped her.

There was a large wound to the left side of the victim’s jaw near her ear, which was approximately 5-6cm deep.

The treating doctor estimated that she had lost about 100ml of blood.

Buzzacott, of Davenport, was found guilty by a jury after a trial of causing harm with intent to cause harm.

The court heard Buzzacott, who is a mother-of-five, has problems with alcohol.

Mr Barrett sentenced Buzzacott to two years and two months jail, with a non-parole period of one year and two months.

“You broke a bottle and used it to stab someone who had not provoked you at all,” he said.
“Your victim is a relative and you may have to account to her or her family when you are released from prison.”

The sentence was backdated to June 27.