Woman not guilty of flight abuse

A woman who was said to have allowed herself to be fondled by a passenger on a flight to Heathrow Airport has been cleared of being drunk on an aircraft.
Clare Irby, a descendant of the Guinness brewing dynasty, was flying from Bangalore, India, on March 26 when the alleged incidents occurred.
She was accused of being abusive after having up to 10 glasses of wine.
However Ms Irby, 30, of Fulham, west London, told Isleworth Crown Court she was suffering from sleep deprivation.
After the verdict, Ms Irby waved and smiled outside court.
During the trial, Ms Irby told the court she felt sorry for passengers who had sat next to her.
She said: "I personally feel sorry for people who sit by me because I know I'm louder than the average person, because I have a child who I care for and have to make sure he behaves as well as he can."
I was exhausted beyond belief - I was really, really tired. Ms Irby told the court said she was surprised when the captain on the Kingfisher Airlines flight banned her from being served more alcohol and accepted she asked for more wine after the decision had been made.
She also accepted being "rather too curt with the air hostess" and added she was not as polite as usual.
Ms Irby, the daughter of banker Paul Aschan, rejected allegations she had flirted with a fellow passenger or had revealed her underwear while trying to get changed.
16/09/09 BBC News, UK

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