OXFORD, ENGLAND — Lavinia Woodward may have assaulted her boyfriend while high on drugs, but she is apparently far too brainy to be subject to any proper punishment. <br /> <br />The Telegraph reports that the Oxford University medical student had a fight with her boyfriend last December 30 at Christ Church College. She punched him in the face and stabbed him in the leg with a bread knife while in a drink- and drug-fuelled rage, before then hurling a laptop, a glass, and a jam jar at him. He had to get stitched up, but ultimately survived. <br /> <br />The judge reviewing Woodward’s case acknowledged she was a bright aspiring heart surgeon, and claims punishment that would ruin her medical career prospects would be too severe. <br /> <br />The 24-year-old was told that if she stayed off drugs and didn’t reoffend, she could avoid prison when she faces sentencing in September. <br /> <br />People are outraged, of course, since it’s not like the same leniency would be extended to someone from a less privileged background. <br /> <br />Oxford is currently looking into her case, and say that even if she gets away with a lenient sentence, there is no guarantee that they will allow her back.
