Melbourne beautician fronts court over another clash with cops

A Wallan beautician who made headlines when a video of her being dragged out of her car by police at a Covid checkpoint went viral is again in trouble for attacking cops.

Wallan woman Natalie Bonett, 29, said she was dragged from her car by police at Kalkallo check point

A Melbourne beautician who made headlines when video of her being dragged out of her car by police at a Covid checkpoint went viral has again fronted court over a run in with cops.

Natalie Bonett, 29, fronted the County Court on Wednesday for a further plea having

earlier pleaded guilty to conduct endangering persons and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker on duty.

Bonett first made the news when she refused to share her details with police after being stopped at the Kalkallo checkpoint in Melbourne’s north in October 2020.

She shared the video, which depicted her screaming while an officer leant in the window to unclip her seatbelt before dragging her out of the car, on her social media.

The beauty business owner also posted images of bruises she sustained to her body, claiming four officers were “rough” and pinned her to the ground and handcuffed her.

Natalie Bonett being dragged from her car by police at a checkpoint at Wallan. Picture: Facebook

She said she had been left “shaking, crying and in complete disbelief that I was treated this way”.

On November 9, 2020, Bonett was involved in another conflict with police in Brunswick West when she lashed out at two officers who were trying to detain her during a roadside intercept, in which she threw a tyre deflation device into an open lane of a freeway, placing other motorists in danger of serious injury.

Bonett shows bruising she says she suffered after being dragged from her car by police at Kalkallo checkpoint

She was ordered to undergo the court’s integrated services program, focusing on mental health treatment to “rebuild your life”.

Judge Duncan Allen earlier indicated that if Bonett successfully completed the program, she was likely to be released on a good behaviour bond.

Bonett told the court on Wednesday that a psychiatrist had referred her to another psychiatrist that was closer to where she lived and less expensive.

Judge Allen said he was prepared to adjourn the case one last time and ordered that she come back to court on December 11 with details of her psychiatric treatment.

She’s also seeing a counsellor once a week.

Judge Allen said he would also want to see how her physical health was coming along. Bonett said her beauty business was still up and running but she “couldn’t do much” due to her physical state.