A British professional golfer has been fined £3,400 after she “drunkenly” attacked a police officer who Tasered her friend after they were prevented from boarding an EasyJet flight in Malta.
Chloe May Frankish, aged 25 from Kent, and John Chinedu Uche, aged 31 from London, admitted assaulting and disobeying police, disturbing the peace and being drunk while at Malta International Airport earlier of this month.
Frankish was also charged with damaging a door and slightly injuring police sergeant Amanda Pickard in a Maltese court, the court said. Malta Times.
A magistrate heard the fight broke out when Frankish and her friend tried to board a flight drunk at around 9pm on June 12. When they ignored the cabin crew’s instructions, they called the police and requested backup from the Rapid Intervention Unit.
When they were taken to the airport police station, they were said to have continued to act aggressively, which led to the police shooting Uche. Prosecutors said Frankish smashed a wooden door in the rampage, causing €436 (£369) worth of damage, for which she was also charged.
Chloe May is an English professional golfer who posts to an audience of 16,000 fans on Instagram.
She and a friend admitted assaulting and disobeying police at Malta International Airport.
Chloe was sentenced to pay a fine of £3,400, while her partner was fined around £5,100.
File photo. May and her companion were taken to an airport police station.
Uche was accused of insulting and threatening police officers during the incident and was fined €6,000 (around £5,100) for his involvement.
Magistrate Abigail Critien noted that both pleaded guilty to the charges against them at an early stage of the trial.
Frankish was ordered to pay damages and was issued a restraining order not to approach Sergeant Pickard for a year.
Both had been charged with violently resisting arrest, disobeying lawful police orders, disturbing the peace, being intoxicated and disturbing the peace on a passenger aircraft and disobeying orders to disembark.
A court was told that officers had to taser Uche several times and that Frankish had kicked and broken objects at the police station, according to a statement. Malta today.
A carpentry company estimated the value of the damage at €436 (£369).
Frankish allegedly told police she was pregnant, which was later determined to be false following a medical examination.
Police, however, noted that Frankish had cooperated with them after the clashes, but described Uche’s behavior as “catastrophic.”
Earlier this month, it was reported that the couple initially pleaded guilty before the magistrate determined that they did not appear to understand what the plea meant.
Magistrate Critien said the court was “not satisfied that it had understood such a plea of guilty” and as such could not take responsibility for it.
After consulting with their attorney, they changed their plea to not guilty and were taken into custody.
The fines and damages raised in a previous hearing would have exceeded the combined daily withdrawal limits of all the cards they had available.
“You have to understand that from a logistical point of view we must confirm that the payment has been made,” Critien explained.
Chloe (pictured) and her companion were fined for the June 12 incident.
File photo. Frankish and her friend ignored the cabin crew’s instructions before the police were called.
A court was told that officers had to Taser Uche several times and that Frankish had kicked and broken objects in the police station.
No bail was requested at the arraignment stage earlier this month.
Chloe May is a professional golfer originally from Maidstone, according to her Ladies European Tour profile.
He is recorded with seven top ten finishes in 82 tournaments played since turning professional in 2017.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Ms Frankish for comment.
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