STILETTO heels have become the weapon of choice for drunken ladettes lashing out in vicious attacks.
LETHAL: many of the attacks led to appalling injuries
The dangerously pointed, spike-heeled shoes have been linked to nearly 150 violent crimes across Britain since 2003.
Many attacks led to appalling injuries, with some victims losing their sight and being hospitalised.
The figures came from data provided by 21 police forces.
But experts say the figure would double if the other 23 forces in the UK also provided information.
SAVAGE: one man was left with a seven-inch scar on his forehead
Merseyside is the capital for stiletto attacks with 43.
Cases include that of pregnant mum-of-two Amy Sundve, 30, who was jailed for 10 months after slashing a man across the face with a metal-tipped stiletto outside a Liverpool pub.
Her victim suffered a cut artery and was left with a 7cm scar on his forehead.
Katrina Coucill, 29, of Bolton, Lancs, lost her left eye after she was kicked by an attacker in stilettos.
FOREBODING: Labour MP Jack Dromey warned the figures could be the 'tip of the iceberg'
And doorman Graham Roach lost his left eye after reveller Sarah Marsden plunged her heel into his face in Edinburgh.
She was subsequently jailed for 40 months.
Labour MP Jack Dromey described the figures as sickening and warned they were likely to be the tip of the iceberg.
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