A ‘CALLOUS’ 62-year-old attacked a woman outside a pub in Northwich and left her unconscious and alone in the street.

Susan Lloyd, of Silverlea Road, Lostock Gralam, appeared before Chester Crown Court on Friday.

Prosecuting, Peter Hussey told the court that on March 17, Lloyd was at the Witton Chimes pub watching football.

There, she was seen on CCTV talking to another woman outside the pub.

Footage played in court showed the pair talking outside before Lloyd landed an upper-cut on the victim’s chin.

The woman, 64, could then be seen to topple over backwards, as Lloyd continued trying to land punches.

When her victim landed in the road, she immediately became unconscious and Lloyd attempted to drag her onto the pavement.

CCTV footage then showed the Lloyd walking back into the pub, before she rejoined her group and proceeded to mime her punch to them. No effort was made by her to seek help for the victim.

A man from inside the pub spotted the woman lying on the ground outside and the victim went to Leighton Hospital where she received medical attention.

Mr Hussey read a statement on behalf of the victim which stated that she needed 24/7 care from her partner after the assault.

“I feel frightened all the time and I have all sorts of horrible things going through my head,” the statement read.

“I’m frightened to go into town in case I bump into her. I have lost all confidence I had in myself.

“I can’t understand why this has happened. I keep running the whole thing through my head trying to think why you have done this to me.”

The court heard that the victim suffered a wound to the back of her head, causing a collection of blood between her skull and scalp, as well as two brain bleeds.

Defending, Daniel Lister described the assault as ‘very serious indeed’ and that Lloyd is ‘genuinely remorseful’.

Lloyd shook her head in the dock as Judge Steven Everett noted the victim still lives in fear of her.

“You shake your head, but you are the one that hit her,” he said.

“That doesn’t stop her from having fear and so she has to live with that in a relatively small town.”

Judge Everett described the attack and Lloyd’s actions when she left the victim unconscious and alone in the street as ‘very callous’.

“When you did that, you had no idea whether she was dead or alive,” he said.

“You need to understand you came close to being a killer. You were lucky she didn’t die.

“You left her, as far as I’m concerned, for dead. That was a very callous thing.”

Lloyd was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for two years, during which time she must complete a mental health treatment requirement.

She must comply with an electronically monitored curfew for three months, complete 150 hours unpaid work and up to 20 rehabilitation activity days.

A restraining order has also been put in place to protect her victim for five years.