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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Struggling mother who took drugs to help her sleep fought street battle with police she believed were kidnappers come to kill and bury her with a shovel
A struggling mother who took drugs to help her sleep fought a street battle with police officers she falsely believed were kidnappers come to kill and bury her, a court heard. Ashleigh Marsh, 26, had the episode when she saw a shovel in the boot of the police vehicle and started flailing her arms around, believing she had fallen into the clutches of a kidnapping gang posing as police officers. She kicked one female constable known only as PC Potter in the chest before kicking out at other officers as they overpowered her. Later, when she was being interviewed, the 26-year-old mother admitted she had taken an undisclosed drug two days earlier after suffering a bout of sleepless nights, but denied having any mental health issues. Heather Bell, prosecuting, explained to Chester Magistrates' court, how on May 25, police officers received several calls about Marsh 'acting erratically, screaming and shouting in the street' and 'running up and down saying 'Who is there?'''. Police rushed to the scene and she was assessed by paramedics, who deemed her to have capacity and urged her to go to hospital for observation, but she rejected this. Ms Bell said: 'She wanted to stay at her mother's house but there were children there and it was not appropriate for her to stay there due to her erratic behaviour. 'She was walked to the police vehicle but as she got in she started being extremely irate and became convinced the officers were trying to kill her. 'She seems to have seen a shovel in the boot and thought that they were going to kill her and bury her. 'They were taking her out of the police vehicle when the defendant put her left foot into the chest of PC Potter. 'At that point, they removed her from the car and took her to the floor. She continued to resist arrest and kicked out with her legs at the officers. I could not see any injuries mentioned. 'In an interview, the defendant denied any mental health problems but admitted taking drugs on the Sunday prior to the incident. She said sorry for the assault. She said she genuinely believed that they were not the police and were going to kill her and bury her.' There is no suggestion that Marsh took illegal drugs. Defending Marsh, who has no prior convictions, Catherine Davies said officers were trying to get her from the property into the police car when the incident broke out. She said: 'She saw a shovel in the back of the police car and became extremely upset and scared as she believed the officers were trying to kill her. 'She was questioning why they had a shovel in the boot and she then began to flail around. 'Because she was flailing, the police officer said herself it looked like she was in fight or flight mode. 'In that process she kicked out recklessly, not in an intentional manner, but in a reckless way due to her being absolutely petrified. 'She did apologise to the officer and said she did not mean to hurt anyone. She provided a full account in the interview, and in fact she did actually say that she had mental health issues - but it was only after the interview.' Marsh, who is hoping to work as a beautician, who lives with her daughters aged seven and four, in Cheshire, pleaded guilty to assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty. She was conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay £111 in costs and a surcharge. There were no reports of any injuries. The court heard her eldest daughter has severe learning disabilities, which Miss Davies argued puts 'pressure on the family, and they cannot have a normal family day out. 'Miss Marsh finds it really, really hard to cope, and as a result of that, she struggled with sleep. 'On that weekend, there was a buildup of emotions and a decline in her mental health. 'She has never behaved like this before. It was completely out of character. It was just all far too much. 'She could not cope any more. She is a young lady feeling very lost at the moment. 'She did not deliberately hit out. She was having a crisis.'
The Sun
9 hours ago
- The Sun
Mum attacked cops in drug-fuelled street brawl after fearing they were going to kidnap and murder her
A MUM attacked police in a drug-fuelled street brawl after fearing they were going to kidnap and murder her. Ashleigh Marsh flew into a rage when cops were called over her erratic behaviour. 6 The 26-year-old had spotted a shovel in the boot of a patrol car and believed she was being kidnapped by a gang posing as police officers. She kicked a female cop in the chest before attacking other officers as they attempted to overpower her. Marsh later admitted she had taken an unnamed drug two days earlier after struggling to sleep. She pleaded guilty to assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty but avoided a jail term. The budding beautician was instead handed a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £111 in costs and a surcharge. Chester Magistrates' Court heard officers had received "numerous" calls over Marsh screaming in the street on May 25. Prosecutor Heather Bell said: "She was running up and down saying 'Who is there?' and acting erratically. "Police attended the scene, the defendant was assessed by paramedics and it was deemed that she did have capacity. "They urged her to go to hospital for observation due to her erratic behaviour but she did not want to go to the hospital. "She wanted to stay at her mother's house but there were children there and it was not appropriate for her to stay there." The court heard Marsh became "extremely irate" as she was taken to the cop car and believed she would be shot and buried in a shallow grave. Ms Bell continued: "They were taking her out of the police vehicle when the defendant put her left foot into the chest of PC Potter. "At that point they removed her from the car and take her to the floor. She continued to resist arrest and kicked out with her legs at the officers. I could not see any injuries mentioned." Marsh, who has no previous convictions, denied she had mental health problems but admitted she had taken drugs. The mum-of-two also apologised for her behaviour and said she genuinely believed the officers were going to "kill her and bury her". Her lawyer Catherine Davies said Marsh had gone into "fight or flight mode" and was "absolutely petrified". She added: "On that weekend there was a build up with emotions and a decline in her mental health. She has never behaved like this before. It was completely out of character. "It was just all far too much. She could not cope any more. She is a young lady feeling very lost at the moment. ''She did not deliberately hit out. She was having a crisis.'' 6 6 6
