FEMALE FELONS
CURFEW FOR FOUL-MOUTHED DRUNK DARLINGTON MUM WHO PUNCHED CABBIE AND REFUSED TO PAY FARE
A boozed-up mum made off without paying before punching the cabbie, assaulting two police officers and hurl- ing abuse from her upstairs window. GazetteLive reports that after spend- ing the afternoon drinking in an early Mother’s Day celebration, Armani Nicholson hopped in a taxi to her home in Middleton St George, Darlington The 32-year-old then made off without paying the £13 fare and when the driver confronted her she punched in him the chest three times. Newton Aycliffe Magistrates Court heard how the mum started shouting abuse at the cabbie and police officers from her house window on March 26. Officers were able to gain access to her house and Nicholson was arrested - and in the process she assaulted one of
the police officers. She continued to be abusive and assaulted another officer when she kicked out while being asked to change clothing for her own safety. Nicolson admitted two counts of assaulting a police officer, one of common assault, one of making off without payment and one of using threatening and abusive language to cause harm, alarm or distress. John Garside, prosecuting, said: “The defendant had been shouting abusive language from her upstairs window into the street, shouting “f*** off”.
Victim impact statements were read out from the cabbie and the two officers although all three victims did not suffer any physical injuries. “[The taxi driver] describes how it was a waste of his time - not only having the loss of money from the fare but loss of potential earnings for that evening. He says he has lost trust in people and fears this will continue to happen,” added Mr Garside. Magistrates warned Nicholson that they had considered whether or not to impose a custodial sentence. The 32-year-old was ordered to pay compensation of £13 for the taxi fare as well as £100 to each victim. She was also subject to a two-week curfew and must not leave her home between 8pm and 6am.
COMMUNITY ORDER FOR WOMAN WHO BEAT UP STONEHAVEN CABBIE AS HE TOOK THE WRONG ROUTE
A woman dragged a cabbie from his car and assaulted him following an argument over which route to take. The Press and Journal reports that Pauline Small, 38, reigned blows down on the Stonehaven cabbie and also police officers called to the incident. Small, who claimed she’d only had four glasses of wine at a dinner, also clambered into the car, repeatedly sounded the horn, kicked the interior and tried to operate the switches. Aberdeen Sheriff Court was told she also headbutted the inside of a police van on the town’s Allardice Street. Small, a farmworker, pleaded guilty to five charges including assaulting a taxi driver, behaving in a threatening man- ner and assaulting three police officers. Fiscal depute Kiril Bonavino told the court that Small asked the taxi driver to take her home before getting into an argument about the best route.
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He said: “He took her back to the rank and told her to get out of his taxi. “The accused then kicked the rear arch of the car several times before approaching the driver where she punched him to the face and body. “She then grabbed him by his jumper and dragged him into the road.” The court also heard that when police arrived and attempted to control Small she kicked one officer in the chest as she attempted to get her in the police van. Small was taken to Kittybrewster Custody Suite where she then attempted to remove her clothes. A decision was taken by officers to put her in an anti-harm suit due to her behaving in an “unsound manner”. As officers entered the cell to put on the suit, she kicked out at one officer and called her a “fat lesbian”. She then scratched another officer in the face, just missing her eye.
Defence agent Michael Burnett told the court: “Small suffers from anxiety, was under a great deal of stress and she has some mental health conditions. “Ms Small was going home but it was not the way she was familiar with and she got herself into quite a state so by the time the police arrived she had lost the plot.
“She then finds herself in a cell being stripped by a number of officers. Ms Small thought she was in a dangerous situation and ramped up her behaviour.” Sheriff Margaret Hodge told Small: “It seems to me that you might not have been entirely in control. There are probably mental health problems in the background as this does seem to be out of character for you.” Sheriff Hodge sentenced Small, of Catterline, to a community payback order with six months of supervision.
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