<p>Supermodel Naomi Campbell was convicted of assault by a Sicilian court for scratching a paparazzo's eye in August 2009.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 45-year-old model was given a six months suspended prison sentence, which her lawyer has vowed to appeal, reported E!Online.<br /><br />"We are appealing the ruling surrounding the 2009 incident," attorney Guido Carlo Alleva said in a statement. "Due to the ongoing legal process, we cannot discuss the matter further at this time," Carlo Alleva added.<br /><br />The incident occurred when the photographer, Gaetano Di Giovanni, was snapping pictures of the model with her then-boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, as they stepped off their boat in the Sicilian town of Lipari.<br /><br />Di Giovanni took photographs of the couple as they strolled through the narrow streets and did some sight-seeing, when Campbell hit him with her purse.<br /><br />The presumably designer handbag ended up scratching Di Giovanni's eye, causing him to seek medical treatment and take three days to recover from the injury.</p>
<p>Supermodel Naomi Campbell was convicted of assault by a Sicilian court for scratching a paparazzo's eye in August 2009.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 45-year-old model was given a six months suspended prison sentence, which her lawyer has vowed to appeal, reported E!Online.<br /><br />"We are appealing the ruling surrounding the 2009 incident," attorney Guido Carlo Alleva said in a statement. "Due to the ongoing legal process, we cannot discuss the matter further at this time," Carlo Alleva added.<br /><br />The incident occurred when the photographer, Gaetano Di Giovanni, was snapping pictures of the model with her then-boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, as they stepped off their boat in the Sicilian town of Lipari.<br /><br />Di Giovanni took photographs of the couple as they strolled through the narrow streets and did some sight-seeing, when Campbell hit him with her purse.<br /><br />The presumably designer handbag ended up scratching Di Giovanni's eye, causing him to seek medical treatment and take three days to recover from the injury.</p>