'My sister-in-law covered my wedding dress in black paint - and I've no idea why'

Bride's sister-in-law throws black paint over wedding dress in 'revenge attack'Mum-of-two Gemma Monk, 35, was splattered in paint by her 49-year-old sister-in-law Antonia Eastwood on her wedding day in a spiteful 'revenge' attack, a court heardCommentsNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter and Julia Roberts11:10, 17 Apr 2026Updated 11:21, 17 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesKen and Gemma Monk on their wedding day(Image: Cover Images)A mum-of-two has told of the horror moment her sister-in-law daubed her wedding dress in black paint on her big day - and says she still doesn't know why she did it.‌Gemma Monk was subjected to the spiteful "revenge" attack witnessed by horrified wedding guests invited to see Gemma and Ken Monk tie the knot at Oakwood House Register Office in Maidstone.‌Antonia Eastwood, who is married to Gemma's older brother, Ashley, fled the venue, leaving her splattered victim in tears.‌Remarkably, Gemma, 35, pulled herself together, scrubbed her face and body in a changing cubicle and borrowed a dress fetched by an usher to marry her partner of more than 20 years.View 3 ImagesGemma ended up covered in paint(Image: Cover Images)She told KentOnline : "We had waited for that day for so long. Nothing was going to stop me.‌"She was determined that the wedding was not going to happen"I did not think twice, I would have walked down the aisle in my knickers and with black paint over my face if I had to."Gemma was speaking on Wednesday after Eastwood, 49, who now lives in Manchester, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court for two offences of criminal damage.‌The court was told that the bill for repairs and "loss of revenue" at Oakwood House was believed to exceed £5,000.Neither Eastwood nor her husband were invited to the nuptials following an ongoing feud which flared up after their wedding, which was a year before the Monks were married.View 3 ImagesThe happy couple(Image: Cover Images)‌Gemma...