A drunken reveller bit part of a restaurant owner's ear off at a New Year's Eve party - as his wife bashed him over the head with her high heels.

Jotyar Ghsemi carried out the shocking attack because he took offence at the way a DJ apologised for his earlier bad behaviour at the event.

The 34-year-old first hit the DJ over the head with an object, smashed his laptop, pushed him to the floor and bit him on the left side of the chest and knee.

When Ghsemi was lifted to his feet by the restaurant owner he then bit him twice to the chest and nose causing bleeding injuries - before chewing part of his left ear off.

Jotyar Ghsemi

As he was being restrained by other customers, his wife Parisa Mohammadi took her shoes off and started to hit the already badly injured victim with the heels on his head.

The owner had to have four operations but has been left permanently disfigured as a result of the savage attack.

During the violence Ghsemi also hurled glasses injuring an 11 year-old-boy. One of the glasses he threw hit the boy in the face causing scarring to his chin.

After having been previously been found guilty, following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, two charges of assault and one of criminal damage, the Kurdish refugee, of Holtdale Gardens, Leeds, was jailed for six and a half years.

His wife, Mohammadi, 33, of the same address, who was convicted of assault, was sentenced to six months suspended for 12 months.

The party was held at the Tehran restaurant in Aston on December 31, 2016, and by the time midnight struck Ghsemi was drunk. He became involved in an argument with two men and there was some pushing and perhaps some punches thrown, the court was told.

It was broken up and the defendant was escorted to the top of the stairs by the owner of the establishment. Ghsemi then left but returned saying he would behave and asked the DJ to apologise to the other guests.

However, he then took offence at the way the apology was delivered and attacked the DJ.

The court was told that as a result of the incident the restaurant lost its licence causing the owner significant financial loss.

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In passing sentence Judge Paul Farrer QC said: "That was a sustained and forceful bite. Ghsemi had bitten right through the outer portion of the ear."

He said as a result the victim had suffered psychological damage.

The judge told Ghsemi: "I accept that perhaps driven by alcohol your behaviour on the night in question was to a degree out of character.

"This offence took place in excess of three years ago."

He said he also took into account that since then the defendant had kept out of trouble and had remarried and had a two-year-old child.