Kyle Windsor, 27, of Liverpool, was recently barred from boarding a Jet2 flight to Ibiza after he drunkenly assaulted two airline employees.
Windsor had planned to fly to the Spanish island to cope with a recent heartbreak. While at Manchester Airport, he was informed by two airline employees that he was too drunk to board the plane and evidently responded by pushing passenger service assistant Roy Franklin. When Sarah McLean, another staff member, attempted to calm him down, he yelled that she was a “fat slag.”
He was subsequently arrested and taken to a police station, where cocaine was found on him. At Tameside Magistrates Court, Windsor admitted to the assault, using threatening behavior, being drunk and disorderly, and drug possession.
“He became angry with the two staff members for their decision to take exception of him and shoved Franklin in the middle of the chest in an attempt to get past him,” prosecutor Jack Moore stated. “The force of the push made Mr. Franklin fall back, hitting a metal barrier pole on his way down to the floor. He did not sustain any injuries from this assault.”
Windsor’s attorney, Toni Moran, said her client “self-medicates with alcohol” and mistakenly believed the white powder was ketamine. She also mentioned her client’s mental health issues, including ADHD, asthma, and PTSD due to his inability to access medical assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The defendant was very, very drunk. He had trouble growing up and was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 7,” she said, according to the Mirror.
“He also suffers from asthma, which meant that during COVID he had a particularly bad time and was not able to access medical assistance. This experience left him with PTSD. He was prescribed anti-depressants but has been infrequent in his dosage,” Mora continued.
“While he doesn’t drink daily he does binge drink and has realized that this is his problem. As a result, he has since given up drinking,” she added.
Staff member, Sarah McLean said in a statement that she should not have to be threatened for carrying out her duties and that the incident would no doubt have had a negative effect on the witnessing children’s holiday experience.
In the end, Windsor was charged with about $800 in fines and costs, ordered to attend a rehab program, and sentenced to six months of community service.
Kyle Windsor sent one staff member crashing into a metal barrier after being barred from boarding https://t.co/WJKPyjUZ2V
— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchonews) February 1, 2023
