Do You Believe In Fairies And Unicorns Too, Judge Williams?

Chantelle Bennett, 32, confronted Baljinder Singh in Kings Lane, Newport, when her victim was on his way to work last September. Mr Singh and Ericka Bailey had been walking when they encountered the defendant who refused to leave them pass.He was punched to the left cheek by Bennett who then asked him to fight her before she used an offensive racist term to abuse him.

Bennett, of Itchen Close, Newport, was found guilty in her absence of racially aggravated common assault at the city’s magistrates’ court.This put her in breach of a suspended prison sentence for a hammer attack on a man in Newport city centre in 2019. She also pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to surrender. Bennett has 21 previous convictions for 38 offences which include wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Neil Evans, representing the defendant, said in mitigation that although the use of one racist word was completely unacceptable “it wasn’t a volley of profanities”. The court was told Bennett was working to deal with mental health problems and was a carer for her partner.

'Partner' there being 'in crime'...? What a lovely pair! 

Judge Richard Williams told Bennett: “You confronted, pushed and punched the complainant before you racially abused him and challenged him to fight you.” He said he was able to suspend her prison sentence because he believed she was capable of being rehabilitated.

I'm in danger of rolling my eyes so hard they fall out of my head at this point... 

Two women attacked a man with a hammer and a glass bottle after he was bitten by their dog in Newport city centre. Rebecca Tantrum, 28 (Ed: some nominative determinism there...), and her partner Chantelle Bennett, 30, attacked Paul Sutton in Commercial Street on July 5 last year after their dog approached the victim and his partner Louise Elliott who had been out walking their pug.

The judge said he would have sent both defendants straight to prison had it not been for the delay in the case, which had not been their fault. He said: "This case highlights how the court's hands are tied. Cases like these are taking far too long to get to the doors of the court." Tantrum was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months and Bennett was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months.

Could she stay out of trouble? Reader, no. Not a chance.  

A Newport woman has appeared before the city’s magistrates’ court to plead guilty to keeping five XL Bully dogs.

Yup, guess who!

Chantelle Bennett, 34, of Sandpiper Way, Duffryn admitted possessing/having custody of a fighting dog. The animals are called Daenerys, Prime, Bumblebee, Duster and Violet. Bennett committed the offences on April 23.

Contingent destruction orders were made for the dogs unless they are kept under proper control.

Who thinks that chavs who can't keep themselves under control can do so with five maulers?