Women tells court she was repeatedly 'kicked in the head' during Southsea Common attack viral video

Rebecca Grant told Portsmouth Crown Court she remembered being ‘kicked in the face’ after a row broke out between groups on the common on June 17 at 8.30pm.

The brutal attack - which left the 20-year-old with a broken nose and bleed on the brain - was captured on camera and posted on social media where it received over a million views.

Minnie-Mo Hunt, 25, of High Street, Cosham, is on trial for attempting to cause grievous bodily harm but has admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Her niece Daisy Hunt, 22, of Berkshire Close, Landport, previously admitted a charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.

Ms Grant told the court events soured when the defendants’ refused to hand back a nitrous oxide gas cracker to the victim’s group.

Following a brief exchange, tempers flared resulting in the attack. ‘I got punched in my face,’ the victim recalled. ‘It was painful.

‘I fought back but I was dragged down to the ground by my hair and was getting kicked in the face.’

Video footage played to the court showed the three women scrapping with Ms Grant getting kicked and stamped to the head.

The victim was left unconscious and was taken by an ambulance to Queen Alexandra Hospital.

Prosecutor Rob Harding said: ‘In the build up Ms Grant has a personal altercation with Minnie-Mo Hunt.

‘Daisy Hunt then joins in before she ends up repeatedly stamping on Ms Grant’s head. At around the same time Minnie-Mo Hunt kicks and stamps on the face of Ms Grant.’

The barrister said the elder Hunt intended to cause a ‘really serious injury’ - explaining the Crown’s rationale to pursue the more serious charge.

Defending, James Caldwell, said Hunt senior accepted she went in ‘excess of what was necessary’ during the fight but told the court the defendant was ‘assaulted herself in the first instance and was defending herself’.

He said the atmosphere was ‘fine for quite a while’ between the two groups before things descended - with Ms Grant rejecting the claim.

Ms Grant accepted her and Minnie-Mo Hunt were ‘shouting’ at each other. ‘She threatened to kick me, I’m not going to let someone kick me,’ the victim said.

‘At this point you were physically held back by two boys and then broke free and threw your jacket down and ran at Minnie,’ Mr Caldwell said.

‘No,’ replied the victim, before adding: ‘You’re trying to accuse me of something.’

Court had to be adjourned for the upset victim to calm down.

Footage of the incident from the Queens Hotel was then played to the court, with Mr Caldwell repeating the claim.

But Ms Grant said: ‘She hit me first. That (video) proves nothing because you can’t see me. If it was me I would admit it.’

(Proceeding)