A zoo keeper has been found guilty of smashing a wine glass into her colleague and love rival’s face at a work Christmas party.

Your Local Guardian: Caroline Westlake was found guilty of the charge

Caroline Westlake was a meerkat keeper at London Zoo. Pic: PA

London Zoo meerkat keeper Caroline Westlake, 30, from Banstead, denied a charge of assault by beating, but was found guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.

The fight with victim Kate Sanders, a monkey handler at the Regent’s Park zoo, is understood to be over the affections of a third zoo worker Adam Davies.

Your Local Guardian: Adam Davies arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court

Adam Davies arriving at court. Pic: PA

Westlake will be sentenced at Westminster Magistrates' Court on October 14.