A nuisance caller who repeatedly abused police staff has been convicted in court of making a string of abusive and bogus 999 calls – for the second time.
Ellie Compton dialled 999 on three separate occasions on the morning of 14 December and subjected the call handlers to a barrage of abuse.
The calls lasted two minutes and 15 seconds, one minute and 13 seconds, and four minutes and three seconds respectively.
Compton, 35, unemployed, was arrested and in interview she claimed she called police from the edge of a cliff because she needed help, however the calls came from the landline phone of her home in Nuthurst Place, Brighton.
At Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 16 March, Compton pleaded guilty to persistently making use of public communications to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety.
She also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to magistrates’ court having been released on bail – her original court appearance was scheduled for 18 January.
She was sentenced to a 12-month community order which requires her to participate in rehabilitation sessions. Compton received the same sentence for a number of similar offences in 2016.
