Kera McKeown and Larisa Sumovskaja, both 19, have been banned from every pub, bar, nightclub, and hotel in the UK for six months. The incident occurred at the Trouville Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, on April 19 last year. The hotel suffered reputational harm and physical damage, with costs estimated around £4,000.
The trouble began when McKeown and Sumovskaja were asked to leave the hotel because staff were not sure they were guests. McKeown threatened a receptionist with a vodka bottle, saying she would punch them or similar. She also spat at a receptionist.
The violence escalated as McKeown threw items including vases, a computer screen, and a fire extinguisher. Sumovskaja picked up a fire extinguisher but did not use it. A phone thrown by McKeown hit a male receptionist on the head.
Further destruction ensued as McKeown used her high heels to bash at a door where a receptionist locked herself in. The receptionist called the police during the incident. Outside the hotel, Sumovskaja damaged a plant pot.
The hotel impact was significant, with reputational harm and physical damage costing around £4,000. This financial toll reflects the extensive property destruction during the incident.
Their behavior was disgraceful.
District judge Orla Austin called their behavior 'disgraceful'. Judge Austin said their social life would be significantly curtailed as punishment.
McKeown and Sumovskaja were charged with criminal damage and affray. The specific legal outcomes or sentences imposed beyond the six-month ban have not been disclosed.
Sumovskaja has a pattern of prior antisocial behavior, having attacked three nightclub staff five weeks before the hotel incident. She and Jasmine Orchard also lashed out at a taxi driver two months before the nightclub incident.
A third party, Jasmine Orchard, was 'dragged along' with McKeown and Sumovskaja during the hotel incident.
Broader antisocial behavior trends in Bournemouth show the number of young people locked up from Bournemouth and Poole has almost doubled due to breaches of antisocial behavior orders (ASBOs). Eight youths and one adult have breached ASBOs imposed by magistrates in Bournemouth, according to ASBO coordinator Ian Cooke.
Their social life will be significantly curtailed as punishment.
Regarding ASBO enforcement, Ian Cooke stated that ASBOs are a good way of dealing with antisocial behavior and that he is applying for six more ASBOs.
Specific ASBO breach cases include Nathan Cooper, who was jailed for two months for breaching his ASBO by smashing windows and making threats. A 16-year-old from Poole was given a six-month detention order for damaging a drainpipe, breaching an ASBO.
Other recent local court cases in Bournemouth involve various offenses. Samuel Andrew Mullan admitted being drunk and disorderly at Royal Bournemouth Hospital on April 28 and was conditionally discharged for 12 months with fines. Abdul Ghaffar Tarakheil admitted failing to provide a blood specimen for analysis and other driving offences, resulting in fines and a 12-month driving ban. Lewis Slater admitted damaging a front door and a vehicle, and failing to comply with a community order, resulting in compensation and a new community order. Jake Anthony Broughton admitted driving with THC in his blood, resulting in a fine and a 12-month driving ban. George Agyemang Prempeh admitted riding a motorcycle with THC in his blood, resulting in a fine and a 12-month driving ban. Matthew Mason Redwood admitted possessing cannabis and MDMA, and resisting police, resulting in fines and compensation. John Nicholson admitted stealing clothing from Beales in Bournemouth and was fined. Corey William Gudgeon admitted stealing goods from Boots and possessing cannabis, resulting in prison sentences concurrent to an existing sentence.
Nationally, neighbor disputes in the UK are on the rise and are costly emotionally and financially, with a 2020 survey finding 64% of people have experienced such a dispute. Southwark Council is clamping down on squatting on the Aylesbury Estate in response to residents' fears. Plans to convert a dilapidated Stoke-on-Trent building into flats have been scrapped due to severe damage from squatters. Jeremy Hubbard and Rachel Savage, a well-off Christian couple, are accused of squatting in a $2 million home in Perth, with speculation they may claim it under squatters' rights laws. A boundary dispute at Wandon Park in Luton has ended with no further action against residents accused of encroaching on council land. Swale council may prosecute people living on Shingle Bank beach on Sheppey after implementing a caravan ban and overnight parking charges.
Implications and unknowns surround this case and broader trends. The effectiveness of ASBOs in Bournemouth at reducing antisocial behavior is unclear, given the reported breaches and custody increases. Measures being taken to prevent similar incidents at the Trouville Hotel or other venues in the future have not been specified. The broader trend in antisocial behavior incidents in Bournemouth and the UK, beyond the specific cases reported, remains to be fully assessed.