Year 12 student Elise Shrimpton pleads not guilty after allegedly kicking, pushing police in Adelaide brawl
A year 12 student who allegedly attacked police during a violent early morning brawl in Adelaide claims she was also a victim.
A year 12 student who allegedly pushed and kicked a police officer in a violent confrontation on Adelaide’s party strip has told a court she was also a victim of the clash.
Elise Shrimpton, 19, was arrested after the early morning brawl outside Envy Nightclub, on Hindley Street, on September 27.
She spent more than 24 hours behind bars, before she was released by a magistrate because she was completing her final year of high school.
Ms Shrimpton appeared before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with three offences, including assaulting police and hindering police.
She entered not guilty pleas through her lawyer, David Hall, who described the matter as “complicated”.
“When the facts do come out, I believe that, in fact, she will be exonerated,” he said.
“She suffered a serious injury as a result of being taken to the ground herself, and was unconscious for 30 seconds.”
The court has previously heard police officers approached a group of men outside the club in the lead-up to the incident.
It was alleged Ms Shrimpton confronted the officers and yelled in their faces, blocking them from talking to one of the men.
She was moved aside, the court heard, prompting her to shout: “F***ing push me? Who the f*** do you think you are?”
Ms Shrimpton, who was 18 years old at the time, then allegedly pushed a police officer in the back, causing him to stumble forward.
Police said she called an officer a “toxic c***”, before later kicking him in the stomach with “strong force”.
The court heard Ms Shrimpton was found with five grams of cannabis and issued with a fine.
On Wednesday, Mr Hall said he was concerned about the media’s “quite lengthy reporting” of the case, which had upset his client.
“Ms Shrimpton has turned up at court today and the media are again outside,” he said.
Ms Shrimpton, who will now stand trial, will return to court in February.
She made no comment to reporters as she left court wearing a face mask and holding hands with a supporter.
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