article_snippet: 'relative Amina Essa could think of no reason there could be bad blood between their grandmothers, but there was a phone call several months earlier when relative Amina Essa was supposed to have made comments about Awad's husband. '
article_snippet: relative Amina Essa says Awad's husband jumped at relative Amina Essa and could immediately feel the defendant biting relative Amina Essa and heard a crunching noise and heard relative Amina Essa spit.
article_snippet: relative Amina Essa says: "The blood came down like rain down my face.
article_snippet: " 'Awad's husband attempted to bite relative Amina Essa a second time on the nose and relative Amina Essa
article_snippet: moved relative Amina Essa head and tried to push Awad's husband away and as relative Amina Essa did Awad's husband bit down on the middle finger of relative Amina Essa right hand.
article_snippet: As relative Amina Essa tried to pull relative Amina Essa finger away the defendant bit again, holding her finger in relative Amina Essa mouth. '
article_snippet: relative Amina Essa was shouting: "Let go, help, help" and two women intervened and assisted in getting Awad's husband off relative Amina Essa.'
article_snippet: This is a one-off incident in relative Amina Essa life and there is remorse shown and no suggestion of on-going animosity.
article_snippet: Amina Essa is the sole carer of children aged seven and five.'
highlights_snippet: Amina Essa said relative Amina Essa could 'think of no reason' why there could be bad blood .
  