Worcester woman pleads guilty to racially assaulting Birmingham doorman

A video of Sharna Walker assaulting the man went viral in May

Author: Press AssociationPublished 29th Sep 2021

A woman from Worcester caught on video as she racially abused and spat at a pub doorman has admitted a charge of racially aggravated common assault.

Sharna Walker, who went viral on social media in May after the incident in Birmingham's Broad Street leisure district, heard she could face jail after pleading guilty at the city's magistrates' court.

The 25-year-old, of Woodhouse Close, Worcester, was banned from Birmingham following her arrest two days after ranting at doorman Tristan Price outside the Figure of Eight Wetherspoons branch on Saturday May 22.

Walker, appearing in the dock wearing a long black coat, carrying a handbag and with sunglasses on her forehead, also admitted causing criminal damage to a door, including its glass panel and hinges.

Charges of threatening behaviour and assault by beating were withdrawn after the Crown accepted Walker's guilty pleas.

Adjourning the case, District Judge Clarke told Walker: "You have pleaded guilty to these offences. In due course you will get credit for pleading guilty but I can't sentence you today.

"I am going to adjourn this hearing until the reports are completed."

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