Woman banned from every bar and pub in the country appears in court AGAIN for drunken behaviour

Drink ban: Laura Hall was told she could drink herself to death if she didn't address her alcohol problem, as she appeared in court yesterday

The first person banned from buying or drinking alcohol anywhere in England was branded 'all that is despicable and rotten in society' by a judge as she appeared in court yet again on drinking charges.



Laura Hall, 20, appeared in court yesterday for drunk and disorderly behaviour days after she was banned from every pub, club and bar in in the country.

She pleaded guilty to the charge, which related to an incident on April 11 - several days before the ban was handed down.

District judge Bruce Morgan, at Redditch Magistrates Court, warned Hall she would end up dead if she continued with her behaviour.

Revealing her 26 convictions, which included assault, attacking police officer, criminal damage and being drunk and disorderly, he said: 'I don't think I have seen a more deplorable record for a member of the public.'

'A female with a record like this - it's absolutely despicable and represents all that is rotten in society nowadays.

'What are you, 20 or thereabouts, and you have 12 convictions for drunk and disorderly, let alone convictions for violence and criminal damage.

'If you behave like this you are going to drink yourself to death before long.

'You can't go on behaving like this in public - it must be a frightening sight to say you in full sail behaving in a violent and aggressive manner.

He fined her £75 for the offence and £100 in costs.

Hall had been drunk in the town centre when police spotted her acting up outside a club.

Prosecutor Claire Linehan said: 'At 1.30am on April 11 was intoxicated in was in the town centre of Redditch.

'Police were watching disorder when they saw her and that she had been ejected from a nightclub.

'There had clearly been an incident with her and a member of staff.

'She was trying to grab the person so the police intervened and that aggression was then turned on them.'

'This hearing comes of course within a matter of days of the imposition of a community order with a requirement of supervision and alcohol treatment.'

Hall's ban was issued by Kidderminster Magistrates last Thursday and stops her buying alcohol anywhere in the country.

Police applied to magistrates after Hall was convicted of breaching an Asbo imposed for drink-related anti-social behaviour.



She has been convicted of a series of public order offences, and had flouted bans from pubs and clubs through local Pub-Watch schemes in her home town of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.

She faces a £2,500 fine if she breaks the conditions of the order.

It could be lifted after one year as long as she completes an alcohol-misuse course and has not breached any conditions.

Richard Hull said his client had now been enrolled in alcohol treatment problem.

'Whilst the court recognises she does have a deplorable I would suggest there is real cause for optimism.



'Laura Hall recognises there has to be a change in her attitude and behaviour in light of the events of the last few weeks.

'She is no longer welcome at her parents' address because of her behaviour, but she is staying with a variety of friends who will accommodate her.'



Outside court Hall refused to talk about the sentence or the ban.