A mother and daughter attacked two police officers when a drunken row “escalated out of control.”
Rigonda Brize (49) kicked PC Andrew Hill in the leg and chest, while her daughter Laura Brize (27) punched and slapped PC Matthew Breathwick in the face, threatening to hit him again if he didn’t “shut up.”
Appearing before Spalding magistrates on Thursday, both women admitted assaulting PCs Hill and Breathwick respectively at Laura’s home in Granville Terrace, Sutton Bridge, on October 26.
Jim Clare, prosecuting, said Laura had a “drunken verbal altercation” with Rigonda, of Grosvenor Road, Wisbech, and called the police to her home. “Because of the tension, the two women were put in separate rooms and spoken to by the officers,” Mr Clare said.
“They made arrangements for Rigonda to return to her home address but at that, she became very agitated and aggressive so PC Hill arrested her to prevent a breach of the peace.
“Rigonda took issue with this and kicked the officer in the leg, resisting him forcibly.”
Mr Clare said it was then that Laura ran at PC Breathwick and punched him in the face before slapping him a number of times until the officer pushed her away.
“Rigonda then banged PC Hill’s head against the kitchen wall a number of times, causing a small cut and reddening on his forehead, before he forced her to the floor when she took it upon herself to kick the officer again in the chest area,” Mr Clare said.
“The officers arrested Rigonda before PC Breathwick went to the lounge to arrest Laura to which her response was “shut up, otherwise I’ll hit you again.”
Carrie Simson, mitigating, said it was an “irony” that the assaults wouldn’t have happened if Laura hadn’t called the police and added that both women were “remorseful” about what had happened.
“A large quantity of drink had been consumed between the two people and I would submit that this was an isolated incident,” Mrs Simson said.
Rigonda was fined £145 and told to pay £75 compensation, while Laura was fined £180 and told to pay £50 compensation.
They were each also told to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.