Drunk racially abused Derbyshire woman after she banged on her door, mistaking it for her cousin's house

Amanda Clarridge had been drinking all day with a friend and had ganged on the door of the address in Model Village, Creswell, on January 3, before pulling down Christmas lights and destroying a festive wreath.

Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court was told on Monday, September 7, that Clarridge, 32, had been homeless at the time of the incident and was “in a bad place” because four of her children had been taken into care.

Prosecuting, Katie Hamill said she had ended up on the floor with the homeowner and her 11-year-old stepson and a neighbour had come to her aid.

She told the court: “She started swearing at them and being racially abusive, saying, ‘You f*** off, you foreigners or I will smack you, you f****** foreigners, I’m British and you need to get out.”

Clarridge, now of Ropery Road, Gainsborough, admitted racially aggravated assault and criminal damage when she appeared before the court.

Mitigating, Karl Meakin said: “She has no clear recollection of the offence because of the amount of alcohol she had consumed but she is extremely embarrassed by her behaviour and she doesn’t hold any entrenched racist views. Her cousin does live very near to where this incident took place.”

She was given a 12-month community order to include 80 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £150 in compensation. She must also pay £85 costs and a £90 victim surcharge.

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