A female police officer was pregnant when she was assaulted by anti-vaccine protester and failed South Australian Senate candidate Raina Cruise in Adelaide's CBD, a court has heard.
A woman who intentionally caused harm to a pregnant police officer had an "emotional reaction" to the victim impact statement shared in court.A female police officer was pregnant when she was assaulted by anti-vaccine protester and failed South Australian Senate candidate Raina Cruise in Adelaide's CBD, a court has heard.Cruise also pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault s of two security officers on the same night.
Judge Deuter previously said Constable Beck and a colleague were tasked to investigate an altercation involving a group of people and security guards. "Unfortunately following that rally, Ms Cruise didn't do herself any favours through her consumption of alcohol," she said. Mr Graham said his client's "passionate" beliefs about vaccinations derived from the death of her two-month-old son in 2003.
Mr Graham said Cruise had an "emotional" reaction to Constable Beck's victim impact statement letter and "in particular the revelation that was pregnant".He said she had previously been found guilty of several offences including the assault of a police officer in 2005.
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