Homeless Mansfield woman broke pledge not to annoy the public with unprovoked assault
A homeless Mansfield woman who pledged not to annoy members of the public broke her promise when she launched an unprovoked assault on another woman, a court has heard.
Amy Halcrow charged at her victim and grabbed her by the coat before swinging her to the ground, where she punched and kicked her in the head, back and side.
When her victim tried to get up Halcrow forced her back down while delivering as many as 15 blows, said Catherine Wilson, prosecuting.
“If you report this to the police you will get another beating,” Halcrow said, before demanded the contents of her victim’s pockets and walking off.
Two days previously, on April 4, a member of the public called the police worried that Halcrow was being assaulted by her partner.
When an officer grabbed her by the arm, she hit him while hurling more threats at onlookers.
A small amount of cannabis was found on her when she was searched.
Halcrow, aged 37, of no fixed address, previously admitted drug possession, making threats, criminal damage, assault, and assaulting a police officer when she appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court on February 18.
The court heard she was chased down an alley when police officers tackled a commotion on Mansfield Marketplace on February 17.
When she was found with mamba she became verbally aggressive by swearing and threatening the officer: “Pull me again and I’ll bite your f****** nose off.”
Halcrow banged her head against the police car, spat at officers and in the vehicle, and hurled herself at an officer before painfully squeezing his hand.
Sentencing was deferred until Tuesday when her defence solicitor said: “She is embarrassed by her behaviour. These are clearly issues that developed from her mental health and homelessness.
“She didn’t understand what a deferred sentence was. She has been homeless for the last nine months. She has had issues with class A drugs since a young age and more recently with mamba.”
She admitted the subsequent offences and received a 12-month community order, with 15 rehabilitation days.
Halcrow was also ordered to pay £300 compensation to her female victim for her injuries.