FACEBOOK DETECTIVE; Website snares vicious attacker.Byline: EMILY NASH Nash , Ogden 1902-1971. American writer known for his droll epigrammatic verse, much of which appeared in the New Yorker. Noun 1. Nash - United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971) Ogden Nash A WOMAN cut when a pint glass A pint glass is a drinking vessel holding an imperial pint (568 ml/19.2 US fl oz) of liquid that is usually used for beer or cider. Common shapes The common shapes of pint glass are: Jennifer Wilson, 20, collapsed with blood pouring from a wound just under her left eye after a drunken female clubber lashed out in an unprovoked attack. Police later told her they were unable to trace the thug as the club's CCTV CCTV abbr. closed-circuit television CCTV closed-circuit television was blurry and vital forensic evidence had been cleared away from the dance floor. That was when receptionist Jennifer, 20, decided to launch her own inquiry using personal data from the social networking site A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. . She said: "The girl managed to escape but I recognised one of her friends and decided to try to track her down because I didn't deserve what she did to me." There followed days of trawling Facebook and sifting through 200 of the pal's friends before she finally identified her attacker as hairdresser Ashleigh Holliman, 22. SENTENCED Jennifer said: "When I found her I couldn't believe it. I saw her smiling in the pictures, like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, and felt sick. This girl could have blinded me." Holliman, of Croxley Green, Herts, was last week sentenced to 120 hours of community service at St Albans crown court after admitting actual bodily harm. The attack happened in March as Jennifer danced at the Walkabout bar in Watford. David Chrimes, prosecuting, described how Holliman, pulled Jennifer off a raised platform before smashing the glass into her face. Jennifer, who still bears an inch-long scar, said yesterday: "There was blood shooting from the wound and I honestly thought I was going to lose my eye. "If I hadn't found this girl on Facebook then she might never have been caught. "I'm just a receptionist but I ended up doing the detective work." Herts police said officers spent time viewing the CCTV and interviewing witnesses before following up Jennifer's tip off. Voice of the Mirror: Page 8 COP IN PANIC BUTTON PLEA A TOP law officer yesterday called for panic buttons to be installed on all social networking sites used by youngsters. Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), formed in April 2006, is a UK cross agency and cross business department of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, which is tasked to work both nationally and internationally to bring online child sex offenders to the UK chief Jim Gamble said it would allow them to report bullying. Mr Gamble said he was disappointed Facebook and MySpace had failed to adopt the system after another networking site, Bebo, took up the idea. CAPTION(S): SLEUTH JENNIFER WILSON WEB SNAP HOLLIMAN HORROR JEN'S WOUND |
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