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.