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Daily Mail
14-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Carer bit chunk out of friend's face in 'brutal' dancefloor attack over ex-boyfriend before kicking police officer in the head
A violent carer who bit a chunk out of her friend's cheek in a 'brutal' nightclub attack, before kicking and spitting at a police officer during a separate incident, has been struck off after attempting to conceal her convictions. Danielle Gaffar, 24, from Dundee, was formerly close to victim Kyra-Louise Strachan, but the pair - both aged 18 at the time - fell out over her ex-boyfriend. In February 2019, Gaffar approached Ms Strachan while at Aura nightclub in Dundee and pounced on her from behind, causing the victim's head to be viciously slammed to the floor. She then felt teeth sinking into her cheek as Gaffar continued the attack, which left Ms Strachan requiring eight stitches and suffering permanent disfigurement. Gruesome images shared on social media after the attack showed part of Ms Strachan's cheek hanging off. Gaffar pleaded guilty and was led weeping to the cells after being handed a 16-month jail term at Dundee Sheriff Court, with Sheriff Tom Hughes rebuking the carer for her 'reprehensible' conduct. Despite the severity of her actions, Gaffer failed to disclose her conviction for the assault to both her employee and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) when she registered to be a support worker in a care home last January, Edinburgh Live reported. Then six months later, Gaffer was again in trouble with the law when she became intoxicated while attending a house party and had to be prevented from driving away. In February 2019, Gaffar launched a vicious attack on Kyra-Louise Strachan while at Aura nightclub in Dundee, causing her victim to suffer permanent disfigurement Dundee Sheriff Court heard how after police were called, she kicked an officer on the head while being put in the back of a police van. Gaffar then later spat on the officer while being processed for failing to provide a breath test and being in control of an unregistered vehicle. She received a community payback order, including 186 hours of unpaid work and was banned from driving for 13 months. Despite this second conviction, Gaffar failed to tell the SSSC. In a decision issued yesterday, the regulator said Gaffar would be removed from the social care register. The SSSC said: 'You have been convicted of two violent criminal offences in the space of five years. This demonstrates a disregard for the law, lack of self-control and propensity to violence. 'Your actions resulted in physical, and likely emotional, harm to the victims.' It continued: 'The pattern of both violent and dishonest behaviour under consideration is indicative of an underlying values concern which is fundamentally incompatible with registration as a social service worker. 'You have failed to engage with the SSSC investigations into your fitness to practise, therefore your position is not known. 'Due to your lack of insight, remorse, and assurances in respect of future behaviour the SSSC cannot be assured that there is not an ongoing risk of repetition.' The report concluded: 'Your behaviour damages the reputation of the profession and needs to be marked as unacceptable.'
Edinburgh Live
13-06-2025
- Edinburgh Live
Savage Scottish carer bit lump out of friend's face and spat on police officer
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A savage Scottish carer bit a lump out of a pal's face in a brutal nightclub attack. Danielle Gaffar was struck off the register this week following a hearing with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The 24-year-old attempted to conceal her conviction when applying to work in social care last year. Gaffar, from Dundee, was jailed for the brutal attack which took place after a drunken house party. She also kicked a police officer and spat on them in a separate incident, reports the Daily Record. In 2019 victim Kyra Strachan was going out with Gaffar's ex when she was assaulted to her severe injury and permanent disfigurement by her former friend. Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Gaffar and Miss Strachan, who were both 18 and at school at the time, were formerly close friends but there had been a "disagreement" between them and there remained some animosity. Strachan had been on the dance floor of the Aura nightclub when she was attacked from behind, pulled to the ground, and her head was banged off the floor several times. (Image: Daily Record) Gaffar put her arm around her victim's throat until she struggled to breathe and bit her right cheek, leaving her needing eight stitches and permanently scarred. Gaffar was jailed for 16 months after a sheriff rejected defence pleas not to jail her, labelling her actions outrageous and "reprehensible" and saying there had been "absolute outrage in the community" as a result. The court heard she had received death threats and has lost a job because of the publicity of the case. A report from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) told Gaffar: "You have been convicted of two violent criminal offences in the space of five years. This demonstrates a disregard for the law, lack of self-control and propensity to violence. "Your actions resulted in physical, and likely emotional, harm to the victims." In January last year, Gaffer failed to disclose the conviction when registering to be a support workers in home care. Just six months later she was convicted at Dundee Sheriff Court for a second time. The court heard how Gaffar had been drinking alcohol at a house party when she was prevented from driving away. Police were called and she kicked an officer on the head while she was being put in the back of a police van. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages Gaffar later spat on the officer while being processed for failing to provide a breath test and being in control of an unregistered vehicle. She was sentenced to a community payback order, including 186 hours of unpaid work. Gaffar was also banned from driving for 13 months. She again failed to declare the second conviction to the SSSC. The watchdog said it had no alternative but to remove Gaffar from the social care register. It said: "The pattern of both violent and dishonest behaviour under consideration is indicative of an underlying values concern which is fundamentally incompatible with registration as a social service worker." "You have failed to engage with the SSSC investigations into your fitness to practise, therefore your position is not known. Due to your lack of insight, remorse, and assurances in respect of future behaviour the SSSC cannot be assured that there is not an ongoing risk of repetition." It added: "Your behaviour damages the reputation of the profession and needs to be marked as unacceptable."
STV News
12-06-2025
- STV News
Care worker struck off after permanently disfiguring woman and kicking police officer's head
A Scottish care worker has been struck off after she was convicted of permanently disfiguring a woman and kicking a police officer in the head. Danielle Gaffar was found guilty of attacking a woman outside the Aura nightclub in Dundee on February 3, 2019. She struck the woman's head off the ground several times, restricted the victim's breathing with an arm around her throat and bit her on the face causing severe injury and permanent disfigurement. When applying for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council on January 5, 2024, the woman failed to disclose her previous conviction. Gaffar was later convicted of failing to provide two breath samples to determine whether she had been driving under the influence of alcohol on February 24, 2024. During the same day, the carer spat at and kicked a police officer in the head. The woman failed to disclose the charges or convictions to SSSC. The report determined that the 'pattern of both violent and dishonest behaviour under consideration is indicative of an underlying values concern, which is fundamentally incompatible with registration.' It read: 'You have failed to engage with the SSSC investigations into your fitness to practise, therefore your position is not known. 'Due to your lack of insight, remorse, and assurances in respect of future behaviour, the SSSC cannot be assured that there is not an ongoing risk of repetition.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
