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Woman Attacked Partner on Flight After Downing 15 Cans of Wine

The 59-year-old attacked her partner after he stopped her from drunkenly harassing other passengers.

A woman has been arrested for attacking her partner after drinking 15 cans of wine on board a Virgin Atlantic flight. Karen Baker punched, elbowed, and attempted to headbutt Steven White while flying from Miami to Heathrow in February, while verbally abusing passengers who tried to intervene. Prosecutors said Baker, 59, “tried to have a conversation with those seated around her, speaking very loudly, slurring her words,” and when they refused to respond, told them “f--k you then.” When her partner tried to calm her down, she reportedly got in his face and shouted, “What the f--k did you say?” before repeatedly attacking him. When a passenger tried to stop her, she told them,“You are a cocky b---h. Look at that ugly b---h who does she think she is, Cruella de Vil?” and said to another, “I will be going back to my big house and you will be going back to your council houses.” Baker claimed the 15 cans of wine she consumed on the flight were split between her and her partner, although airline staff told the court they noticed she was keeping them to herself. She admitted to being drunk on an aircraft and racially aggravated harassment and was convicted of assault.