Victim was left with a punctured lung, a broken collar bone, eight broken ribs and a broken pelvis. Photo / File
Victim was left with a punctured lung, a broken collar bone, eight broken ribs and a broken pelvis. Photo / File
A woman jailed for running over her ex-partner's girlfriend is appealing her prison sentence.
The case of Talisha Barlow was called in the High Court at Rotorua today when her lawyer, Rob Vigor-Brown, appealed her sentence.
Barlow, from Tokoroa, was jailed for three-and-a-half years in December last year after pleadingguilty to causing grievous bodily harm with reckless disregard.
The victim was left with a punctured lung, a broken collar bone, eight broken ribs and a broken pelvis after Barlow ran her over then reversed back over her last year.
Lawyer Rob Vigor-Brown said his appeal was on the grounds the sentencing judge set the starting point too high. Photo / File
The victim spent five days in a high dependency unit and eight weeks in hospital.
Barlow had known the victim since high school and had continually harassed her for five years for being in a relationship with her ex-partner, sentencing notes said.
On February 16 last year, the victim went to Barlow's home after having another clash. It was the victim's intention to fight Barlow, the notes said.
Vigor-Brown said his appeal was on the grounds Judge Greg Hollister-Jones set the starting point too high.
