Preston woman Leona Vickers, 18, charged with hate crimes and assaulting Lancashire Police officers

An 18-year-old woman from Preston has been charged with assaulting police officers and racist hate crime.

Leona Vickers, 18, of Whitmore Drive, Ribbleton, was arrested after police were called to reports of a woman assaulting three members of the public in Wigan Road, Chorley, shortly after 8am on Saturday, March 7.

When officers arrived, the woman refused to co-operate and allegedly assaulted three police officers while shouting racist and homophobic abuse at them.

She was taken into custody and charged with racially aggravated intentional harassment, as well as three counts of assaulting a constable in execution of their duty and three counts of assault by beating.

Vickers will appear before Preston Magistrates on Friday, June 5.