Sister-in-law threw black paint at bride seconds before wedding in revenge attack

Antonia Eastwood (left) threw black paint all over her sister-in-law Gemma Monk on her big day (Picture: Cover Images)

Gemma Monk was seconds away from the happiest moment of her life when her world turned black. As the 35-year-old prepared to walk down the aisle at Oakwood House in Maidstone, she heard her name called. 

When she turned, a thick drench of black paint hit her. The substance splattered her £1,800 white gown, her face, and her eyes in front of horrified wedding guests. 

The attacker was Antonia Eastwood, the wife of Gemma’s older brother, Ashley. Eastwood fled the Victorian mansion immediately, leaving her victim standing in the hallway in a ruined dress. 

Despite the ‘spiteful’ assault, the mother-of-two refused to let the sabotage win. She retreated to a changing cubicle to scrub the paint from her skin. 

An usher was dispatched to find a replacement dress. Alth...