A WOMAN, who bit off a fellow dancer's tongue during a drunken nightclub scuffle, has gone on the run.

Anna Benages, 23, absconded during her trial at Taunton Crown Court this week.

Benages,of Haydon Road, Bishop's Hull, was found guilty in her absence of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Police yesterday launched a hunt for Benages and have asked anyone who knows her whereabouts to contact Taunton Police Station on 0845-4567000.

See full front page story in this week's Somerset County Gazette.