A woman assaulted a security guard during an outburst at the Washington Galleries when she was "mentally unwell".
Paula McCully was in possession of a kitchen knife and amphetamines when she assaulted the security supervisor on February 16 this year. The 52-year-old caused a scene at the shopping centre before telling other security staff she would "burn them on the cross and throw them in the sea".
On Monday, McCully, of Bamburgh Close, Oxclose, Washington, appeared at Newcastle's Moot Hall to be sentenced for assault, possession of a knife, possession of a class B drug, and a public order offence. She had pleaded guilty to the offences.
