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'Bride in black' attacked on wedding-day for daring to be different
A SHEFFIELD bride who wore black on her big day spent her wedding night in hospital – after jeering yobs attacked her because of her appearance.
Pink-haired goth Lucy Emmingham was pushed down a flight of concrete steps and knocked unconscious as she and her new husband left their wedding reception at the Stars and Mayfair Suite on Queens Road shortly after midnight on Halloween.
Lucy's shocked mum Andrea Moffatt told The Star the trouble began as they left their reception and three men approached them and started to taunt the 21-year-old bride about her appearance.
She became upset and her husband Edward asked them to stop but they continued to hurl abuse.
A scuffle started, during which the bride was shoved down a flight of concrete steps.
Andrea, from Frazer Road, Woodseats, said: "Most of the 200 guests had already left when Lucy and Edward decided to go on to the Psalter Hotel where a suite had been specially booked for them.
"As they were leaving three men came up and stood in their way, they then started saying really nasty things to Lucy.
"Edward asked them to stop, then one of them pushed Lucy deliberately.
"She fell, hit her head and was completely out of it for about three minutes."
The attackers fled before police arrived.
The bride was taken by ambulance to the Northern General along with her friend Jamie Johnstone, 21, who had to have her lip sewn up after a piercing was torn out by one of the men.
Another guest, a 14-year-old girl, was punched in the back of the head.
Lucy, a photography student at Norton College, spent seven hours in accident and emergency before being allowed home.
Her mum said: "She has a massive black eye and bruises all over her body. She has also completely skinned her forearms.
"Those men ruined what had been a wonderful day.
"I know Lucy looks a little different, but to taunt and then attack her just because of that is disgusting."
The newlyweds, from Woodseats, have now jetted off on honeymoon to Turkey after Lucy was given the all clear to travel.
Andrea said: "This has completely shaken them both up and I only hope they can enjoy the honeymoon.
"It's terrible what has happened but it could have been so much worse."
Anyone with information can call South Yorkshire Police on 0114 220 2020 quoting incident number 56 of 31/10/09 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555000.
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