Rebecca Lee, 42, has been handed an immediate prison sentence after engaging in a violent shoplifting incident at the Co-op in Aspen Drive, Minster-on-Sea. The Swale-based assailant left the store without paying for approximately £50 worth of items on Thursday, February 15, 2024, and proceeded to assault and threaten a staff member who tried to intervene.
An off-duty Kent Police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kent Police sergeant, who happened to be in the vicinity, sprang into action upon being alerted to the incident. Approaching Lee outside the premises, he identified himself as a police officer, only to be met with aggression. Lee wielded a pair of scissors, assaulting the sergeant and biting him multiple times. Despite the assault, the sergeant managed to detain Lee until backup arrived and she was taken into custody.
