The 18-year-old was attending a party at the Southampton Princess Hotel on Sunday evening when a fight broke out between two men at an adjoining table.

During the scuffle, which happened just after midnight, a champagne bottle was thrown, smashing against a wall and showering the victim in broken glass.

The woman received a deep gash to her right cheek which required 19 stitches.

She also suffered many other cuts to her face and neck and had to be taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment.

TRICKSTER CONS MAN, 75 CRM Trickster cons man, 75 A fraudster netted $900 cash after conning an elderly gentleman into letting her carry out a bank transaction for him.

The 75-year-old victim was queuing inside a Hamilton bank waiting to make a withdrawal when he was approached by what he thought was a female employee.

She said that she would carry out the transaction for him so that he would not have to stand and wait in a queue.

Although the thief carried out the transaction and returned to the man with his money, it was later discovered that she had withdrawn more than he had asked for, pocketing the difference.

Although the incident happened in October, Police have only just been informed about the theft.

The victim was said to be so traumatised by the theft that he had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

THIEVES TARGET AIRPORT CRM Thieves target Airport Police are investigating the theft of a quantity of cement board from the Bermuda International Airport over the weekend.

Twenty sheets of board, measuring four feet by eight feet, were taken from the Airport construction site.

CASH, CAR PARTS TAKEN CRM Cash, car parts taken Thieves stole cash and many car spare parts after breaking into the Holmes, Williams and Purvey car lot on Serpentine Road on Sunday night.

The premises had been secured by staff on Sunday and the break-in was discovered on Monday morning.

DRUG DEAL BACKFIRES CRM Drug deal backfires A Pembroke man landed in hospital with a broken jaw on Monday after he had an argument with another man over a drug transaction.

The 48-year-old told Police the assault occurred around 10.30 a.m. after he bought what he thought was a "rock'' of crack cocaine and found he had been given a peanut.

He returned to the dealer to ask for his money back and the dealer later hit him in the face with a metal baseball bat.

The victim was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital but was not detained.

INFLATABLE BOATS STOLEN CRM Inflatable boats stolen Two 8ft "Bombard'' inflatable boats worth $1,900 each and two blue Yamaha EF-1000 generators worth $1,200 were stolen from a Washington Street storage building for a local marine equipment supplier.

And a child's motocross cycle worth $3,000 was allegedly stolen from a bedroom in a private home on St. Anne's Road, Southampton.

Around 6 p.m. on Monday a handbag was stolen from a store on Court Street after a female shopper left it on a counter at the front to shop in the rear.

She returned a short time later to find the brown leather bag containing cash, credit cards, and other documents missing. Central CID are investigating.

An unknown amount of cash was stolen from a Valley Lane, Sandys home in an alleged burglary sometime on Monday.

MISSING GIRL FOUND POL Missing girl found Missing 15-year-old care home resident Shreka Trott has been found by Police.

She was returned to the Brangman Home yesterday afternoon, several days after running off.