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| Campbell charged over 'assault' | Campbell charged over 'assault' |
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| Naomi Campbell has been charged with assaulting two police officers when she was removed from a flight at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer has said. | Naomi Campbell has been charged with assaulting two police officers when she was removed from a flight at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer has said. |
| The supermodel, 38, was arrested for the alleged attack on 3 April. | |
| Ms Campbell was told she would face charges when she answered bail at Heathrow police station, Simon Nicholls, her lawyer, said. | Ms Campbell was told she would face charges when she answered bail at Heathrow police station, Simon Nicholls, her lawyer, said. |
| Mr Nicholls said she was "bitterly disappointed" to learn she will be prosecuted over six charges. | |
| "Prosecutors in this case have decided she needs to be prosecuted in the magistrates' court," he told reporters. | "Prosecutors in this case have decided she needs to be prosecuted in the magistrates' court," he told reporters. |
| "She respects that decision and she hopes this matter is dealt with expeditiously." | "She respects that decision and she hopes this matter is dealt with expeditiously." |
| Refused to talk | Refused to talk |
| The alleged incident occurred on a flight which had been due to leave for Los Angeles from Heathrow's Terminal 5. | The alleged incident occurred on a flight which had been due to leave for Los Angeles from Heathrow's Terminal 5. |
| According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), she has been charged with three counts of assaulting a constable, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a fine of up to £5,000. | According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), she has been charged with three counts of assaulting a constable, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a fine of up to £5,000. |
| Ms Campbell also faces one count of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, which is punishable by a fine of up to £2,500, and two counts of using threatening, abusive words or behaviour towards cabin crew, which comes with a maximum penalty of £1,000. | |
| She will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on 20 June, the CPS added. | |
| Ms Campbell was told of the charges when she reported to Heathrow police station just after 1130 BST. | Ms Campbell was told of the charges when she reported to Heathrow police station just after 1130 BST. |
| Dressed in a dark pinstriped suit and sunglasses, she refused to talk to journalists. | Dressed in a dark pinstriped suit and sunglasses, she refused to talk to journalists. |