Mum and daughter in court over assault outside pub

Susan Hammond, aged 47 and of Riverside Park in Garden City, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

As did her 29-year-old daughter Chelsea Williams, of Cwrt Ysgol in Llandudno Junction.

Both had been convicted of assaulting an emergency worker at a previous hearing.

Rhian Jackson, prosecuting, told the court that on the evening of January 21, police were called to a pub in Connah's Quay after a report of a disturbance.

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Williams was the "catalyst" of the incident when she assaulted one of the officers by striking them to the jaw with her palm.

When she was arrested for that, Hammond got involved and with concerns that she may try to interrupt the arrest, she was detained.

But she became aggressive and when an officer raised her arm to act as a barrier between her and the defendant - after concerns she was about to spit at her - the officer felt a "burning sensation" on her arm.

Hammond had bitten her so hard that she'd managed to break the skin through a thick fleece.

The officer, who attended hospital for hepatitis B and tetanus injections, has not returned to work due to the pain in her arm and has not been able to drive.

When Hammond was interviewed by police, she was asked how intoxicated she had been during the assault - which she didn't remember.

"Through the roof," she told police, adding that she'd sought help from her GP for binge drinking.

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Wendy Shurrock, defending, told the court Hammond had been attending weekly appointments with the aim of reducing her alcohol intake.

"She knows her behaviour was completely unacceptable," she said.

"This is a lady who has been very realistic and has taken steps to address her problems."

The court heard Hammond's daughter had found herself in a situation with "friction" between herself and a group of females at the pub.

She felt threatened and then "frustrated" when door staff appeared to take the side of the group instead of her, the court heard.

A North Wales Police car

Williams had been trying to get to her mother, whom she was concerned had been hurt, when she struck out at the officer, it was said, and felt "extremely embarrassed" about the offence.

District Judge Gwyn Jones told both women it was clear they had been under the influence of alcohol, telling Hammond: "You had drunk more than was good for you and you became agitated.

"You used significant force on that officer, meaning she had to seek immediate medical treatment."

Hammond and Williams each received a custodial sentence of 26 weeks, suspended for 12 months.

Both were handed an alcohol abstinence and monitoring order of 120 days, as well as a 23 week curfew and rehabilitation activity days; 20 for Williams and 25 for Hammond.

The defendants were also ordered to pay £300 compensation to the officers they each assaulted, as well as £85 costs.

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