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A woman from Tunbridge Wells has pleaded guilty to beating three Jehovah's Witnesses with a hammer when they knocked on her door to talk about the bible.

Kerry Mitchell, 44, of Lott Close in Southborough, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by beating, one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and one count of racially or religiously aggravated harassment.

She was also charged with using "threatening or abusive words and behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress".

But this charge was made redundant when she admitted to the "racially or religiously aggravated".

Mitchell appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates court on Tuesday, January 23 but her case will be heard at Maidstone Crown court due to its severity.

James Nichols, prosecuting, described how Mitchell made contact with two of the victims,

One was "hit in the face and another caught on the shoulder".

The defence and the magistrates were in agreement that she should be sentenced at crown court.

Chairman Mrs Hissey said: "The bench considers this to be unsuitable for magistrates and therefore we are sending it to crown court".

Mitchell was released on unconditional bail until her sentencing hearing but no date has been set.

Maidstone Crown court will notify Mitchell when she is due to appear.