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Metro
21-05-2025
- Metro
Mum told to pay police officer £50 for striking him in the face with toilet roll
A mum of one has been slapped with a £50 fine after assaulting a police officer with Andrex toilet roll. Mischa Fawbert, 23, 'lunged' at PC Alex Camenzuli while holding the 'soft, strong and very, very long' toilet paper, hitting him in the face. Police had attended Fawbert's flat in Congleton, Cheshire, on February 21 after she dialled 999 in the midst of a mental health crisis. PC Camenzuli and another officer forced their way into Fawbert's home after she didn't open the door. They found her lying in bed, but when Fawbert tried to leave the room, PC Camenzuli said: 'She came swinging her hands at me. She hit me on the right side of the face with her hand. 'She was holding a roll of toilet paper. It caused immediate transient pain and discomfort.' After hitting PC Camenzuli, the mum said: 'I threw the toilet roll at you because you were egging me on.' At Crewe Magistrates' Court, Fawbert admitted assault on an emergency worker and was fined £80 with £117 of costs and a victim surcharge. Defence solicitor Taryn Reay said: 'Police have attended at her address for a welfare check. She is in a mental health crisis, and she had a one-year-old child in her care at the time. 'Police entered the property on their own, given their concern, and Miss Fawbert was struggling to get out of bed. She was triggered by being in bed with two male police officers in the bedroom. 'It was a distressing situation for everybody involved. Her emotions were extremely high. She has been through a lot, but it is clear this was one of the worst times.' Despite this, Reay said her client 'does not feel that the officer handled it very well', and said the matter should be dealt with by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. More Trending 'Comments were made about her flat. Her emotions were high, and at the time of the offence, she was at a low and reached out for help. 'There was no police station interview simply due to Miss Fawbert's mental health at the time,' Reay said. Prosecutor Hannah Darling said: 'We do not accept the defendant's basis of plea, but we agree it will not make a material difference in terms of sentencing.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Man United and Tottenham fans in violent clash before Europa League final MORE: Southport stabbings survivor reveals she hasn't used a kitchen knife since MORE: Mum tried smuggling MDMA into Creamfields hidden in Kinder Eggs inside her body
Sydney Morning Herald
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Former NSW Liberal MP facing child sex charges pours beers at Leichhardt Oval
Beckett attended the Pope's funeral along with Mostyn, who represented Australia at an event thrumming with world leaders and swiftly overshadowed, in geopolitical terms, by a brief meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, their first since their heated exchange in the White House this year. Party poopers Three years ago, former Liberal state executive member Matt Camenzuli was working hard toward the party's re-election effort by taking then-prime minister Scott Morrison to the High Court over preselection delays. Camenzuli lost, was subsequently expelled from the party, and is now running as an independent in the south-west Sydney seat of McMahon where, if you believe some dodgy push-polling, he has a shot at taking down Energy Minister Chris Bowen in the deep red electorate. Despite his exile, Camenzuli has maintained a degree of (steadily waning) influence over the Liberal Party's grumpy hard-right flank, with his ally Ben Britton preselected in the seat of Whitlam before being dumped once his icky views on women in the military resurfaced. On the weekend, our spies spotted former NSW upper house MP Lou Amato campaigning in a Camenzuli T-shirt. Amato is still a Liberal member, for now, and the party has its own candidate, former Labor councillor Carmen Lazar contesting the seat. Loading Emphasis is on the 'for now'. Amato told us he strongly supports Camenzuli. 'He has always stood up for what he believes in – democracy and Australian values. There is a reason why people are disillusioned and sick of politicians,' the former politician said. 'We need strong advocates in parliament who will stand up in the best interests of our nation and its people'. Amato isn't the only Liberal defector backing Camenzuli. Last week, CBD reported that NSW Liberal Vice-President Geoff Pearson had torn up his party membership and started campaigning for Britton. Now we can reveal he's also out campaigning for Camenzuli. Infinite jest Following the Anzac Day Welcome to Country neo-Nazi booing controversy, there was consensus the issue was not the place for glib remarks. But Zoe McKenzie, the federal Liberal MP for Flinders, has gone her own way. As detailed in CBD, McKenzie, the first-term MP for Flinders in the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, attended the private invite-only sunset garden talk hosted by Josephine and James Baillieu, of the prominent Melbourne family, in their clifftop garden on Saturday night. An unofficial breakaway event from the Sorrento Writers Festival run, speakers at the gabfest included former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Qantas tormentor Joe Aston, fresh from their official sessions. In a marked difference to many writers' festivals, there was no Welcome to Country. Instead, soprano Rebecca Gulinello sang Advance Australia Fair as attendees munched on chicken and cucumber sandwiches and scones with cream and jam. McKenzie gave an impromptu vote of thanks to all speakers and praised Gulinello's singing of the national anthem. 'Rebecca, thank you for the best Welcome to Country that I am sure has been delivered,' McKenzie said, to laughter. But while the aside landed successfully on the night, such gags won't travel well beyond Portsea. Loading McKenzie, a former industrial lawyer and Australia Council for the Arts board member, is facing a stiff challenge from local teal independent Ben Smith, who is swamping the area with volunteers and corflutes. One McKenzie supporter at the garden event told CBD: 'I think Zoe has a fight on her hands.'
Sky News AU
25-04-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Federal Election 2025: Independent candidate Matthew Camenzuli slams Energy Minister for not doing ‘enough' to tackle power bill hikes
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has come under fire from his political rival for not doing enough to tackle Australia's cost of living crisis through power bill relief. Independent candidate Matthew Camenzuli, who is challenging Mr Bowen in the New South Wales seat of McMahon, said constituents in the electorate identified energy price hikes as the reason for their financial turmoil and voters had placed the blame on the Energy Minister. 'We're seeing one of the worst cost increases in just the basics that I think anyone can really remember. So, you people are hurting, people are suffering, and they feel as though energy's a big part of it," Mr Camenzuli told Sky News host Steve Price. 'They feel as though all of that falls at the feet of Mr Bowen and he can't really get away from that.' The independent candidate took aim at an extension of energy bill rebates pledged by the Albanese government last month, with Labor announcing another $150 in power bill relief until the end of 2025. The energy rebate will be applied automatically in quarterly instalments on top of the existing rebates. The assistance from the government comes as both Labor and the Coalition intensify efforts to tackle the cost of living crisis - the number one issue for voters ahead of the May 3 Federal Election. Mr Camenzuli, though, said the subsidy was 'not enough' to give people meaningful relief. 'I've seen power bills whilst I've been out and about from cafes and small businesses that are in the thousands of dollars," he said. 'That's a lot of coffees, a lot of work to make up that extra cost, and it's putting people's jobs at risk, and people know that.' The cost for an average household is estimated to be about $428 in the first quarter of this year, according to News Corp. However, from January, after Labor's energy scheme ends, the bill is set to jump to $503. 'People are not happy and they're suffering and everybody can see it, I feel as though there's a real mood for change,' Mr Camenzuli said. McMahon, in Sydney's outer western suburbs, was previously known as Prospect and has been Labor held for more than five decades. Mr Bowen secured the seat in 2004. Mr Camenzuli said a "common concern' in the area was that 'people don't feel heard and they don't feel represented" by the current political heavyweights. 'I'm a bit over it, the entire political system at the moment seems to be built on career politicians who really aren't that interested in representing, and far more interested in where they're headed next and what they're going to be doing with their future careers,' he said. 'I think Australia has had enough of it.'
