US fan criticises violence at gigs after having her jaw broken and wired shut

A woman who was in intensive care after having her jaw broken is criticising violence at gigs in the US.

Emily Hoffman says she was assaulted at a recent Code Orange gig in Salt Lake City, Utah.

"Some guy was there who decided to wear steel toe boots.

"He round house kicked me in the face. He hit my jaw so hard that it moved the entire thing to one side breaking it in two places on each side," Emily wrote on her Facebook page.

"My right side of my jaw was no longer connected to my skull or muscle, it was still in my face because of my skin."

She has shared graphic images of her injuries on social media - some of which are featured further down this article - but she's since deleted her profile.

At the concert on 21 January, Emily was knocked unconscious and had to be taken to hospital.

She spent six days in intensive care, had bleeding on her brain and had four metal plates inserted in her jaw during a six-hour operation.

She can't speak at the moment because she's had her jaw wired shut for two weeks and says she's lost nine pounds in seven days because she's on a liquid diet.

"When you go to a show where there will be moshing and you wear steel toe boots, your intentions are to hurt someone," she wrote about the person who assaulted her.

Emily put before and after shots of herself on Facebook for people to see

"When you swing kick your feet in your steel boots you're trying to hurt someone.

"When you hit someone in the face then you see her unconscious and you run off to not get caught. You're something else, I really don't have the words for what you are."

Hardcore act Code Orange say they're talking to Emily and her family about what happened at their gig.

The band stopped their concert at Salt Lake City to tell the crowd not to be violent to each other.

They're helping to raise money to pay for her medical care, which Emily set up herself.

Code Orange have also released a statement about staying safe at their gigs.

"We have all kinds of different people at these shows, and we have to all take care of each other - always," they say.

"We've played hardcore shows all around the world and this is the first and only time an injury of this nature has taken place, and hopefully the last.

This tweet shows a mosh pit at a Code Orange gig.

"We've been in contact with her and those around her since the beginning and she knows she's got our support through this healing process.

"Our fans are very important to us, and as we continue to grow we all need to protect, support and help each other up."

Emily says she'll spend at least three months recovering from the assault.

So far $11,000 (£8,780) has been donated to her fund including $250 (£200) from what appears to be British band Architects.

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