Woman sings Adele to the judge as she is jailed

A woman who serenaded a judge with an Adele hit from the dock has been jailed for 12 weeks for assaulting police officers.

Louisa Cramer, 41, kicked the shins of a constable and threw punches at another on January 9.

Cramer threatened a bus female driver in central London the previous day, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard.

Luke Staton, prosecuting, said: ‘The driver was just starting her shift from Marble Arch to Putney Bridge just before 2pm.

‘The defendant was sitting behind the driver’s cab. The driver pointed out to her that she was in an area not for passengers.’

Cramer became aggressive, clenching her fists and pushing them towards the face of the driver, who started filming the irate passenger.

This enraged Cramer who tried to grab the phone from her hand.

The driver fled from the bus and called police, complaining the incident left her feeling stressed with a tight chest.

‘She doesn’t like conflict and wasn’t able to work for the rest of her shift because of the incident,’ said Mr Staton.

During her police interview, Cramer admitted swearing at Ms Hassan and said she only did it to get a reaction.

The following evening she was in the cells at Charing Cross police station when she caught officers’ attention with her aggression.

‘She assaulted an officer by kicking out her leg which connected with his shin.

‘She also spat towards him. A small amount went on his leg but most of it went on the floor. She also spat at a police tablet.’

Cramer then assaulted a female officer and spat at her, the court heard.

She entered the dock on crutches shouting ‘guilty to everything’ before singing Adele’s Chasing Pavements.

When told to be quiet she said: ‘I’ll do what I like.’

She also cheered as District Judge Neeta Minhas discussed her previous record.

Oliver Garvey, defending, said: ‘She lost two children eight years ago and this has aggravated her drug use.’

She was jailed for 12 weeks and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128.

‘There is no order for compensation or costs for lack of funds,’ the judge said.

Cramer, of no fixed address, admitted two charges of assault on an emergency worker and one of threatening behaviour.