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- Daily Mail
Mother, 28, who punched policewoman then bragged 'she deserved it' is fined just £160 - after arguing 'I only hit her once'
A mother who bragged that a policewoman 'deserved' being punched in the face after beating her up in the street has escaped with a £160 fine after a judge blamed drink for her behaviour. Lucy Cleary 28, who lives off state handouts, was said to have rained multiple blows upon PC Robyn Lowe's head in a drunken rage. The incident came as she was being detained for throwing glasses and chairs around a Wetherspoons pub. Cleary was eventually overpowered by PC Lowe using incapacitant spray. But when other officers arrived, she said: 'Mate, she deserved the punch in the face.' Later at the police station she added: 'I hope that bizzy got a good punch because she deserved it.' The officer sustained a lump to her left eyebrow. Cleary, from Moulton, Cheshire, faced up to 16 weeks jail under sentencing guidelines after she admitted common assault, criminal damage and assaulting an emergency worker. But she walked free from Chester magistrates court with a 12 month community order after District Judge Ian Barnes accepted her plea that she only struck the officer once. He told her: 'That punch was used against an emergency worker, a police officer just doing their job and I have seen the injury. 'They have a nasty lump to their head afterwards. 'You were also making comments in the police station suggesting perhaps there was little remorse. 'But I expect that was in drink and I suspect on reflection you have different views.' The incident occurred on April 15 at 11.15pm after Cleary was thrown out of the Penny Black pub in Northwich following an altercation with another customer. But she returned shortly afterwards to continue the argument, pushing the bar manager when he intervened, prosecutor Annika Livermore said. 'She started to throw drink glasses about the venue narrowly missing other customers,' she added. 'Chairs were also thrown by the defendant Miss Cleary.' Police were called but Cleary ran at PC Lowe, who was responding to the incident. 'She pushed her away and at one point had her hand on the officer's chest, throat and face,' Ms Livermore said. 'Miss Cleary tried to run away again but PC Lowe pursued on foot and and caught up with the defendant who continued behaving in an aggressive manner. 'She pushed the officer and punched the officer several times to the head. 'The officer sustained a lump to the eyebrow.' When back-up officers arrived, the court heard Cleary told one: 'Mate, she deserved the punch in the face.' After being taken to a police station Cleary added: 'I hope that bizzy got a good punch because she deserved it.' Cleary, who has no previous convictions, gave no comment in police interview. Her lawyer Hannah Kelly said: 'It was one push and one punch and she accepts the injury.' The court heard Cleary is a single mother with three children living on benefits. Under the terms of her sentence, Cleary must perform up to 10 rehabilitation activity days. She was also ordered to pay £300 in compensation to PC Lowe and £50 to the pub for the damage she caused. The judge banned her from going to the Penny Black pub for 12 months. Another woman is facing trial later this year over the fracas. Since 2022, assaulting an emergency worker can carry a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment. However under sentencing guidelines, courts have to consider shorter sentences, fines or community orders for offences with a lower level of harm or culpability.
Daily Mail
11 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Zoe Wanamaker is banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding on the M4
My Family and Harry Potter star Zoe Wanamaker has been banned from driving after being caught speeding on the M4. Zoe Wanamaker, who played Madam Hooch in Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stones, was caught going 46mph in a 40mph zone in Wiltshire. The 77-year-old already has nine points on her licence from previous offences which occurred on the 26 June 2023, 11 December 2023 and 1 July 2024. In addition to the three points she received today, the My Family actress that pushed into the maximum driving points anyone can receive meaning she is automatically banned from driving for six months. She also received a fine of £1044 payable within 28 days. District Judge Arvind Sharma, passing sentence, said: 'Her licence will be endorsed with three points, a Band A fine, which would have been £1,000, reduced to £660 for her guilty plea at the first opportunity. 'She will pay a £264 surcharge and £120 costs, to be paid in full within 28 days. 'The 12 points (means) she is disqualified for six months from now.' The case of Wanamaker, the nine-time Olivier Award nominee, was heard by magistrates directly after Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson who received the exact same sentence at High Wycombe Magistrates court today. Duncan Jones, defending Wanamaker said: 'She is not seeking any special treatment and accepts that she will be disqualified from driving.' She played Madam Hooch in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001, alongside Watson. She did not reprise the role in the rest of the sequels, accusing the producers of underpaying their actors. Zoe also featured in Apple TV thriller Criminal Record, ITV's drama The Man Who Fell To Earth and Killing Eve, to name a few. Donning leather head to toe and a head tattoo, Zoe featured in historical drama Britannia as Queen Antedia from 2017 to 2021. More recently, the star played Charlie Hungerford, the mother-in-law of widowed Jim Bergerac in a remake the of crime drama which aired last month.
Spectator
13 minutes ago
- Spectator
Rael Braverman quits Reform after attacks on Suella
A day is a long time in politics. Just 24 hours ago, the husband of former Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman was a signed-up member of Reform UK. This morning, however, Rael Braverman announced that he has left Nigel Farage's party – 'effective immediately'. Life comes at you fast, eh? It comes after the party took aim at Suella on Tuesday following the revelation that a Ministry of Defence leak in 2022 had endangered the lives of thousands of Afghans, resulted in launch of top secret Operation Rubric and cost the taxpayer over £7bn. Taking aim at the former Conservative government, Reform UK's ex-chairman and current head of DOGE Zia Yusuf was quick to point the finger on Twitter. 'The British government learnt of the data leak in August 2023,' Yusuf told his Twitter followers on Tuesday. He went on: 24,000 Afghans secretly granted asylum, costing British taxpayers up to £7bn. The government covered it up. Who was in government? Home Secretary: Suella Braverman. Immigration minister: Robert Jenrick. Shots fired! Yusuf later reposted a tweet from this morning that read: '22 hours since Suella's last post.' He then separately tweeted 15 minutes later: 'Sometimes silence speaks loudest of all.' There's no love lost there, eh? It had been rumoured that the former Tory Cabinet Secretary could be the next high-profile defector to Reform – but after this morning's developments, Mr S reckons it is safe to assume that is off the table now… Steerpike has contacted Reform UK for a comment on the whole palaver. While Farage's group may have lost a rather vocal member, they have brought about a timely reminder of the Tories' past record in government…
