Crime & Law

Drunk Passenger Assaults Flight Attendant

15 Oct

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Elizabeth HaighDaily Mail
Patrick ReillyNew York Post
Stewart CarrEvening Standard

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Daily Mail15 Oct

An architect named Simone de Gale, 44, has been convicted in absentia of four charges including assault and disorderly conduct after a disruptive incident on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow. De Gale became aggressive when asked not to walk through an aisle where passengers were sleeping, particularly near a baby. She verbally abused the stewardess Sarah Jane Buckland and physically jabbed her…

'I'm an architect and you're just a hostess': Hunt for drunk passenger who beat attendant and accused her of racism →

New York Post15 Oct

Simone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect and former "Architect of the Year," became verbally and physically abusive towards a flight attendant on a Virgin Airlines flight from Dubai to London after being asked to be quiet for a sleeping baby. De Gale insulted the attendant, called her racist, and grabbed at her clothing before police arrested her upon landing in February. She was convicted of four charges including…

Drunk ‘architect of the year’ attacked flight attendant who asked her to keep quiet for sleeping baby: ‘You’re a f–king dumb air hostess’ →

Evening Standard15 Oct

Simone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect who previously met the Princess of Wales, was convicted for assaulting a cabin crew member on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow Airport. De Gale was found guilty of four offenses: assault by beating, being drunk on an aircraft, using threatening or abusive behavior towards cabin crew, and behaving in a threatening manner. She failed to attend her trial at Ealing…

Architect who met King and Kate convicted over drunken assault on cabin crew on Heathrow flight →

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15 Oct
Simone de Gale, 44, screamed 'I'm an architect and you're just a f***ing air hostess' when she was told not to disturb the infant on a Virgin Atlantic flight, Ealing Magistrates' Court heard today.
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Where to start 'I'm an architect and you're just a hostess': Hunt for drunk passenger who beat attendant and accused her of racism Daily Mail

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15 Oct Architect who met King and Kate convicted over drunken assault on cabin crew on Heathrow flightSimone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect who previously met the Princess of Wales, was convicted for assaulting a cabin crew member on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow Airport. De Gale was found guilty of four offenses: assault by beating, being drunk on an aircraft, using threatening or abusive behavior towards cabin crew, and behaving in a threatening manner. She failed to attend her trial at Ealing…Evening Standard
15 Oct Drunk ‘architect of the year’ attacked flight attendant who asked her to keep quiet for sleeping baby: ‘You’re a f–king dumb air hostess’Simone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect and former "Architect of the Year," became verbally and physically abusive towards a flight attendant on a Virgin Airlines flight from Dubai to London after being asked to be quiet for a sleeping baby. De Gale insulted the attendant, called her racist, and grabbed at her clothing before police arrested her upon landing in February. She was convicted of four charges including…New York Post
15 Oct 'I'm an architect and you're just a hostess': Hunt for drunk passenger who beat attendant and accused her of racismAn architect named Simone de Gale, 44, has been convicted in absentia of four charges including assault and disorderly conduct after a disruptive incident on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow. De Gale became aggressive when asked not to walk through an aisle where passengers were sleeping, particularly near a baby. She verbally abused the stewardess Sarah Jane Buckland and physically jabbed her…Daily Mail

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