MOBILE phone footage shows the moment a violent woman smashes a glass in her then boyfriend's face before he races into a nearby takeaway for help.

*WARNING: The video clip below contains graphic scenes and language which some viewers may find disturbing*

Melissa Connolly attacked her ex-partner Peter Cairns after he made several attempts to leave her home in Westmorland Street in Barrow on the night of October 20 of last year.

After a row, 43-year-old Connolly attempts to stop Mr Cairns from leaving and as he tries in vain to escape she smashes a wine glass in his face with such force the sound of the glass breaking drowns out his shouts.

After managing to get out of the house, Mr Cairns is clearly in shock as he calls out for help, before finding his way inside Shengs takeaway.

Horrified staff offer help to Mr Cairns, who selflessly refuses to go inside the takeaway to prevent blood from dripping onto the floor.

Police and paramedics were then called and Mr Cairns was treated for a serious wound on his head just millimetres above his eye. Doctors told him he was lucky not to have lost the eye.

On Friday at Preston Crown Court, Melissa Connolly pleaded guilty to causing malicious wounding to Peter Cairns.

Connolly had originally been charged with Section 18, malicious wounding with intent, which is the most serious form of assault a person can commit.

She pleaded not guilty to the Section 18 offence but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of a Section 20 grievous bodily harm or wounding without intent.

This was accepted by the prosecutor in court on Friday and Connolly will return to Preston Crown Court on February 2 for sentencing.

Bail conditions prevent Connolly from contacting the victim, Peter Cairns. She is also banned from entering Mill Lane on Walney or Shengs takeaway in Barrow.