INSIDE her house the mirrors have only just gone back up on the walls.

Traumatised by an unprovoked bottle attack which has left her scarred for life, Louise Reeves could not bear to see her own face.

The blonde hairdresser - who had been asked to do modelling work - spent four months hiding away, refusing to let anyone see her, after the vicious and unprovoked glassing at a Southampton nightclub last Boxing Day.

She was forced to give up the job she loved because she could not stand in front of the mirrors and has endured surgery to try to reconstruct her face.

Today, she is still scared to go out at night and will only visit a pub or club in the company of a large circle of friends who she feels safe with.

As her attacker, Samantha Attrill, was jailed for four years after being found guilty of malicious wounding, the pretty 21-year-old has spoken of how her life was almost ruined.

Former Regents Park schoolgirl Louise had been on a night out with her then boyfriend and another friend when the glassing took place.

She was at the bar buying a second round of drinks when she felt the blow to her head.

A judge at Winchester Crown Court described it as the worst case of its kind he had ever experienced.

For the full story, see today's Daily Echo.