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06 Sept 2025
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Derry Magistrates Court heard how after a police search operation in Magowan Park they were subject to verbal abuse from a crowd that had gathered.
Susan Hawkins (47) of Coshowen in Derry was charged with assault on police and possessing an offensive weapon on October 4 2022 when police were conducting searches in that area.
The court heard that police were returning equipment to their vehicles when a group of people, including Hawkins, came out acting aggressively.
The crowd were taking videos and shouting abuse at police and Hawkins was swinging a wooden stick that hit an officer.
Defence solicitor Paddy McDaid said that Hawkins knows she 'should've behaved better' and that she got 'caught up in the crowd'.
He said that she wanted to apologise for her behaviour that was out of character.
She received a twelve month probation order and £500 fine.
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