University graduate and ‘exceptional human being’ who left a reveller bleeding after throwing a metal jug at her in a trendy bar AVOIDS conviction
- Melbourne woman avoid conviction over throwing metal jug at another woman
- Monica Neskovski pleaded guilty to 2019 incident at The George On Collins bar
- Victim was left bleeding and needed five stitches after jug thrown at her head
- Court heard remorseful Neskovski, 25, has since written apology letter to victim
A remorseful young woman broke down in court before she narrowly escaped conviction over her involvement in an ugly late night altercation which left another patron bleeding at a swanky Melbourne bar.
Monica Neskovski, 25, pleaded guilty to throwing a metal jug causing injury when she appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
She was out on a night on the town with her mother and several friends on September 30 2019 when they enjoyed a few drinks at The George on Collins in Melbourne’s CBD.
The court heard the gathering became embroiled in an altercation with another group of revellers over a photo taken inside the bar.
The feuding parties went their separate ways before Neskovski later reignited the altercation when she hurled a metal jug at the rival group, the Whittlesea Leader reported.
Monica Neskovski was placed a 12 month over her involvement in an ugly incident at The George on Collins in September 2019
The jug struck a woman in the head which caused bleeding from a large gash, which required five stitches.
Neskovski and the victim were unknown to each other, the court was told.
The two groups were separated by venue security, who contacted police and handed over CCTV of the incident.
Neskovski was arrested on the night but wasn’t charged until four months later.
Her barrister described his client’s ‘totally unacceptable’ behaviour that night as ‘completely out of character’.
‘She felt scared and intimidated and acted out,’ Thomas Bell told the court.
He added alcohol ‘may have contributed’ but not the ‘primary cause’ of the incident.
A series of glowing references about Neskovski was also tendered to the court, describing the RMIT business graduate and customer service representative as ‘professional and dedicated’ and an ‘exceptional human being’.
Monica Neskovski (pictured) hurled a metal jug at another group of patrons, which hit a woman in the head which caused bleeding
The court heard an altercation between the two groups of revellers was sparked by a photo being taken inside The George On Collins (pictured)
The court was told Neskovski ‘feels like she’s let her mum down’, who worked two jobs to give her daughter a private school education.
Neskovski had no prior criminal history and has since penned a apology letter to her victim, which was noted by magistrate Hayley Bate.
The magistrate described Neskovski’s behaviour as appalling.
‘(It was) an enormous fall from grace on this particular night… is embarrassed and ashamed as she should be,’ Magistrate Bate told the court.
‘This is such a stark difference from the woman on this night who acted in an absolute childish way and put another member of the public at risk.
Neskovski was placed on a 12 month good behaviour bond with no conviction recorded.
She was also ordered to donate $1000 to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Glowing references tendered to the court described Monica Neskovski (pictured) as an ‘exceptional human being’
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