Teenage ear biter jailed for five years

A TEENAGER who bit off part of a man’s ear because he thought he owed him money for drugs and later intimidated the victim while he was a witness in the case against him has been jailed for five years.

Mark Scanlon bit off and spat out part of Anthony’s Finnegan ear, then jumped on his car and threatened to “burn” him out and “petrol-bomb your gaff”.

Mr Finnegan was treated in the Mater Hospital were it was found that 25% of his upper ear was missing. It was repaired but a medical report concluded that he was likely to be left with “a permanent and visible facial deformity”.