Australian woman who bit off husband's tongue fights to appeal jail sentence

An Australian artist facing jail in Iceland for biting off her husband's tongue is fighting to appeal her sentence, claiming she is a victim of domestic violence. 

Nara Walker, 28, from Queensland's Sunshine Coast, will begin her prison sentence today after an Icelandic court found her guilty of assaulting her spouse while they were living in Reykjavic in November 2017. 

Walker has alleged that the act was in self-defence, claiming her husband was abusive and had forced his tongue in her mouth during a drunken altercation.

She was originally sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for nine months, but now faces 15 months after her appeal was rejected. 

Friends have launched an online petition as well as a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise $111,111 USD for Ms Walker's legal fees. 

Nara Walker, 28, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, will begin her prison sentence this week after an Icelandic court found her guilty of assaulting her husband while they were living in Reykjavic in November 2017

Nara Walker, 28, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, will begin her prison sentence this week after an Icelandic court found her guilty of assaulting her husband while they were living in Reykjavic in November 2017

Walker, an Australian-born artist, bit 2.5cm off of her husband's tongue during a drunken altercation in 2017

Nara Walker

Walker, an Australian-born artist, bit 2.5cm off of her husband's tongue during a drunken altercation in 2017

So far, $4,644 has been raised since Saturday.  

The appeal paints Ms Walker as the true victim in the situation claiming she endured 'years of violence, abuse, drugging and rape' from her husband. 

'An evening that Nara feared for her life and finally managed to escape the torment of her husband, has turned into a life of detainment by the Justice System,' the page states. 

Ms Walker herself took to Facebook to hit out against the justice system on Tuesday, just one day before she was due to be incarcerated.  

'It's the day before I goto (sic) prison for defending myself against a man twice my size. 

'Who prior to carrying my limp body back inside our home inflicted upon me; internal bruising a sprained spine, and broke not only my ribs but an innocent non bias witnesses,' she said. 

'He is still to be charged after I pressed charges 15 months ago for these and numerous other serious crimes against me (all with evidence) Is free.

'I am not.'   

Ms Walker married the Frenchman in London and moved to Reykjavik, Iceland, in October 2016.

Friends have launched an online petition as well as a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise $111,111 for Ms Walker's legal fees 

Friends have launched an online petition as well as a GoFundMe page in a bid to raise $111,111 for Ms Walker's legal fees 

Walker herself took to Facebook to hit out against the justice system on Tuesday, just one day before she was due to be incarcerated

Walker herself took to Facebook to hit out against the justice system on Tuesday,

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