Model is hauled to court after being attacked by mother and daughter in furious nightclub toilets catfight

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A model who was attacked by a mother and daughter in a furious nightclub toilets catfight has been hauled to court.
Bethany Brown left 23-year-old Amelia Begg with a bloody nose after attacking her when she was slapped by Amelia's mother, Heather, 40.
Violence flared in the ladies' toilet at the venue PJs in Warrington, Cheshire, after the trio were said to have got into an 'exchange of words' on February 2.
The argument escalated after Heather slapped 23-year-old Brown in the face, prompting the hairdresser to grab Amelia's hair and punch her in the face as Heather tried to separate them.
Amelia then punched at Brown and her mother joined in the assault.
During the brawl, Amelia threw a further slew of punches at Brown until she was pulled away by another woman in the bathroom.
But it did not end there, as Brown then responded again by repeatedly punching Amelia to the head before he was also pulled off by another woman.
The whole incident was said to have lasted around 45 seconds.
At Warrington Magistrates' Court, CCTV footage was played of the incident as the women pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence.
Elizabeth Browne, for the prosecution, said: 'The matter dates back to February 2 of this year.
'This incident arises from an altercation in the communal area of a public bathroom. There is CCTV of the incident.
'I suggest showing it to you rather than describing it as it speaks for itself. There was substantial use of force.
'Miss Brown grabbed the other lady's hair and punched her on several occasions.'
CCTV shown to the court showed the inside the busy communal area of the nightclub's ladies' bathroom
Women can be seen at the washbasins, while Brown, wearing a backless top and trousers, is standing at the door looking out into the club with her back to the camera.
During the brawl, Amelia Begg, pictured, threw a further slew of punches at Brown until she was pulled away by another woman in the bathroom
She turns around briefly before going back to the door when she becomes involved in a confrontation with the Begg women who are standing outside of the bathroom.
One of the women, said to be Heather Begg, slaps Brown to the left side of the face.
The women move out of the bathroom briefly after which Brown can be seen holding Amelia's hair and punching her whilst Heather tries to pull her off and separate the women.
The fight moves into the bathroom area and Amelia punches Brown. Heather also punches Brown.
Amelia then rains down a series of punches on Brown. Another woman pulls her away.
Brown hits back and she repeatedly punches Amelia in the face. Another woman pulls her back.
Peter Green, defending the model, said his client is the lady who is initially assaulted, adding: 'What is clear is that perhaps initially she was acting in self-defence, but then it goes beyond self-defence.
'However, she did not start the incident at all - it is the other two ladies who started the incident. They were the initial aggressors.
'My client's involvement was not sustained. It was for a limited period that she was committing this offence. At the start of the violence, she was the person being assaulted.'
For the Beggs, Simon Dunn said in mitigation: 'Heather Begg was the person who precipitated the incident. There had been some interaction between the two parties.
'It was based on a situation Bethany Brown took exception to and challenged Heather Begg and you can see the exchange in the doorway.
'Heather Begg accepts she should not have slapped Bethany Brown, but Bethany Brown reacted to that, grabbed hold of Heather, and Amelia came to her mother's rescue.
'From Heather Begg's point of view, she was trying to separate the two parties.
'The officer in their summary says that there is an opportunity for all in the party to disengage at various points but that did not happen.
'It lasted about 45 seconds and certainly other women are involved. Punches were thrown towards Heather and Amelia.
'Amelia did end up with a bloody nose and bruising to the face and was in shock by the whole set of circumstances. She wished she had not been involved.
'This happened in February of this year, and there have been no issues whatsoever since then. There is significant remorse for what happened and what occurred.'
JP Alf Bean said: 'That does not make good viewing, does it?
'Watching it was not pleasant, and I am sure that you are quite ashamed of yourselves for behaving like that.'
He told Brown: ' We have heard representations on your behalf that you were initially the victim and we tend to agree with that.
'That is how it started. But you moved from a position of self-defence, you grabbed Amelia against the wall and were punching her.
'It was not a good situation to be involved in, and your copybook has not been blotted.
'We have taken into account that you have never appeared before the court before - make sure that you do not come back again.'
Brown from Birchwood, Warrington who was fined £546 with £303 in costs, was dealt with separately from the Beggs from Great Sankey area of the town, who were each fined £615 with £331 in costs and surcharge.