This is London – Colin Sharpe, 31, disgraced himself at the West End charity ball by making a pass at Joe Delvaux’s wife.
When Mr Delvaux, 28, stepped in to defend her, Sharpe smashed a beer bottle over his head, Southwark crown court heard. The blow narrowly missed his eye and an artery and left him needing at least six stitches.
Sharpe was one of hundreds of guests at the party hosted by financial services giant Credit Suisse at the since-closed Paper nightclub in the Cafe Royal, Piccadilly, on 11 July last year.