Three charged after police assaulted in Eastbourne

Three women have been charged after officers were assaulted while responding to reports of a house party in Eastbourne.
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Sussex Police said officers were called to Edgeland Terrace around 9.45pm on Wednesday (April 8) to reports of a gathering inside a property.

A spokesman added: “Officers attended the address, where they were threatened with being deliberately exposed to Covid-19 by way of being spat at.

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“One officer was assaulted and suffered an injury to his head that required hospital treatment.”

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Bayleigh Meadows, 21, unemployed, of Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray, according to police.

Millie Robinson, 21, unemployed, of Edgeland Terrace, Eastbourne, was arrested and charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and affray, the spokesman added.

He said: “They are both due to appear before magistrates tomorrow (Saturday, April 11).”

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Nicole Stonestreet, 20, unemployed, of Seaside, Eastbourne, has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and affray. Police said she has been released on bail until a later date.

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