Журналистке из документального фильма «Peelers» заменили общественные работы на условный срок

Peelers star Jacqueline Farrell given suspended prison sentence after community service row Jacqueline Farrell, 44, was arrested after an incident at the Balmoral Hotel in Belfast and was filmed being driven away in a police car, yelling at journalist Stephen Nolan "F*** you and your ma." A woman who featured in BBC documentary 'Peelers' was prevented from completing more than 10 hours of her community service order due to her public profile, a solicitor argued today. Defence solicitor Pearse MacDermott told Belfast Magistrates Court that following Jacqueline Farrell's television appearance, fellow individuals completing their community service alongside the 44 year old were directing mockery and harassment towards her. Furthermore, the solicitor argued that Farrell's "notoriety resulted in a death threat. "Has that been confirmed by probation?" District Judge Steven Keown enquired, and Mr MacDermott confirmed the threat has been verified. North Belfast resident Farrell, who had previously completed a prison term for drug-related offences, appeared in Stephen Nolan's observational documentary Peelers, reports Belfast Live. Officers had been summoned to the Balmoral Hotel following complaints of inebriated patrons creating a disturbance and, while initially friendly with Farrell high-fiving the journalist and enquiring after his mum, the incident concluded with the 44 year old being detained. As she is transported away, she shouted at the broadcaster "F*** you and your ma." In court today, Judge Keown detailed that while police were travelling along the motorway towards the custody suite, Farrell struck out and kicked the driver on the arm. Following her guilty plea to disorderly behaviour and assaulting police, Farrell received a 100-hour community service order last December, and the court was informed that over the past eight months, she has fulfilled just ten hours of that requirement. A probation officer explained that PBNI "did try a workaround and put her into an alternative placement, but she was refusing to engage. "I'm going to leave something hanging over her head," Judge Keown informed the court. Cancelling the community service order, he substituted it with a three-month prison sentence which was suspended for 18 months.