A SOZZLED mum was restrained for six hours on a Virgin Atlantic flight after chucking a bottle at a terrified eight-year-old.

Raging Louise Dixon hit the boy with "some force" and lashed out at other passengers as she travelled on the flight from Miami to Heathrow.

2 Louise Dixon chucked a bottle at a child on a flight to Heathrow Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

The 51-year-old, from Bridgend, Wales, also spat at one woman and went to punch a fellow traveller as desperate crew tried restraining her.

Dixon now faces jail after admitting being drunk on board the flight on April 12, assaulting Jackie Allen, the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and Gabriella Cotton.

The court heard how divorced Dixon started behaving "very strangely" just 20 minutes into the long-haul flight after downing booze because she discovered the flight would be busy.

She raised her fist to punch a woman sat on the row behind her and kicked another passenger as crew wrestled her to the ground.



BOTTLE HIT BOY WITH 'SOME FORCE'

College worker Dixon also chucked the full bottle of water at the young boy as he sat with his mum and sister.

His terrified mum watched in horror as it came "flying through the air" before striking the lad "with some force" in the head.

She was handcuffed but struggled against her restraints and kicked Ms Cotton in the hip before digging her nails into her wrist and spitting at her.

Prosecutor Syreta Maharaj said: "The whole incident was quite shocking to them and obviously as I've said passengers are trapped on board.

"She had to be handcuffed and people are effectively trapped on board a plane.

"The plane was full of children and family members and it appears to have gone on for some six hours.

"The captain said he gave serious consideration of turning the plane around and landing it in New York just because of Ms Dixon's behaviour."

'RECKLESS ACT'

Paul Brill, mitigating, said Dixon suffered from alcoholism and began necking drinks after being told her flight would be busy.

The court was also told she has a previous conviction of drink driving in 2012. Dixon works at a college in Wales and has two children aged 16 and 18.

Mr Brill said: "It coincides with her divorce, with her very difficult relationship bringing up her children and from that time, over time a dependence of alcohol.

"She was told it was going to be very full and she lapsed. I think she experienced a certain amount of disappointment in herself in dealing with her anxiety like that.

"This was a randomly lobbed bottle but obviously she has to plead guilty to that, it's a very reckless act.

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"She was also banging her head against the cabin walls crying and saying, 'I'm an alcoholic' and crying and saying, 'I'm not an alcoholic'.

"She is mortified at being in this position."

Dixon was released on unconditional bail to be sentenced next month.