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Tearful Catherine Bellis was told by a judge she could be sent to jail

A drunk woman who assaulted two people on a Ryanair flight tearfully nodded as a judge told her ‘all sentencing options remained available’. It means Catherine Bellis could be sent to prison for her behaviour.

She appeared before Liverpool Crown Court this afternoon, Thursday, April 10, charged in connection with the incident onboard a Tenerife to Liverpool flight.

The 44-year-old, of Meadowcroft Park in West Derby, Liverpool, was charged with two counts of assault by beating, the particulars being on November 26, 2024, she assaulted Christopher Kenny and Beata Haynes. She was also charged with being drunk on an aircraft.

She pleaded guilty to all three charges and will be sentenced at the same court on May 12. Callum Ross, defending, told the court his client is a woman of previous good character and has no previous convictions.

Addressing blonde-haired Bellis, who wore a black blazer and high heels, Judge Anil Murray said she had pleaded guilty to the charges and would be awarded credit for that at her sentencing.

He told her: “There are no promises on what your sentence will be. All options remain available including an immediate custodial sentence.”

Bellis, who was given unconditional bail, was asked to meet the Probation Service following the end of the brief hearing to prepare a pre-sentence report.

The prosecution was represented by Derek Jones.