Woman given suspended sentence for assaulting taxi driver
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 06:16 · Archive
A Whitehaven woman has received a suspended eight-month jail term after admitting strangling and assaulting a taxi driver.
Lindsay Scott, 42, from High Road, Whitehaven, pleaded guilty to three offences at Workington Magistrates' Court. She admitted intentionally strangling and assaulting a taxi driver, as well as damaging his taxi driver badge. All the offences occurred on 31 August.
The district judge imposed an eight-month jail term, suspended for a year. The sentence also includes 80 hours of unpaid work. Scott must pay £85 in costs and a victim surcharge of £187. The judge took her guilty pleas into account when sentencing.
How it is being reported
- Woman admits assaulting and 'strangling' Cumbrian taxi driverWhitehaven woman Lindsay Scott, 42, receives a suspended eight-month jail term after admitting strangling, assaulting a taxi driver and damaging his badge on August 31.Cumberland News · 29 Oct, 05:00
- Woman admits assaulting and 'strangling' Cumbrian taxi driverWhitehaven woman Lindsay Scott, 42, receives a suspended eight-month jail term after admitting strangling, assaulting a taxi driver and damaging his badge on August 31.Whitehaven News · 29 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Lindsay Scott · Whitehaven · Workington Magistrates' Court
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