A mum burst into tears as she was hauled before a court for making the "worst decision of her life" after she turned violent on a from . Catherine Bellis became aggressive after her bottle of vodka was taken away by cabin crew on a flight to .

Bellis was repeatedly warned to stop drinking the duty free alcohol before she lashed out at her partner, Christopher Kenny, took a swipe at a cabin crew member, and scared passengers by aggressively asking "what you looking at?". Staff then had to "babysit" the rowdy passenger for the remainder of the flight while police waited for her on the runway at John Lennon Airport. The cafe worker had drunk so much booze that the pilot even had to use the public service tannoy to tell her off.

The mum of two had been drinking before the three and half hour flight and had snuck further alcohol on board the aircraft. She also bought two drinks from the aircraft's onboard drinks trolley and was warned not to drink from the duty free bottle.

Bellis now says that the drunken episode was "the worst decision of her life".

On Monday (May 12), Liverpool Crown Court heard how Bellis and her partner Christopher Kenny boarded Ryanair flight 4345 from Tenerife to Liverpool on November 26 last year and had initially been seated beside one another.

But cabin crew member Julie Pemberton thereafter noticed the latter "with his head in his hands" at which stage he indicated that he wished to be moved, reports the

Prosecutor Derek Jones recounting the flight from November 26 last year said: "He indicated that he wished to move and that the defendant had been drinking vodka from the duty free bottle in her possession."

Mr Kenny was moved to a seat in the middle of the plane away from his partner

Experienced Ryanair crew member Beata Haynes was later serving drinks from a trolley when the 44-year-old defendant ordered a can of coke from her.

She then poured a quantity of her vodka into the soft drink, leading to a second warning for consuming the duty free alcohol onboard, court was told.

Around 20 minutes later, Bellis was then seen drinking from the bottle once again, which led to "matters escalating" when Ms Haynes asked her to hand the alcohol over.

The prosecution said: "Matters escalated when she told her again not to drink the vodka and asked her to hand the vodka over. She argued and would not agree to that. Ms Haynes said she would tell the captain if she did not but to no avail."

The mum continued to ask for more alcohol throughout the rest of the flight, as well as searching the plane for Mr Kenny and calling him names.

Bellis labelled Mr Kenny a "wife beater" and he was relocated multiple times, a crew member even had to step in to shield him from confrontation.

Cabin crew member Ms Pemberton stated that she "had to put herself between the defendant and Mr Kenny on a couple of occasions", with the former also shouting at Ms Haynes: "What the f*** does she think she is? Because she refused to serve any more alcohol."

But she then remained "quiet" for the remaining 40 minutes of the flight before the plane landed at 3.20pm, although Ms Pemberton was said to have been left "babysitting" her during this time. The captain also had to issue a second PA announcement in which the she was ordered to stay in her seat.

On the tarmac after touching down, police officers met Bellis, who was "slurring her words and unsteady on her feet" and arrested her. Under interview, she told detectives that she had been consuming vodka prior to boarding before having two further drinks on the plane as well as drinking from her duty free bottle.

She however 'apologised and recognised that her action were unacceptable, especially on a plane full of people'. Bellis has no previous convictions.

Callum Ross, defending, said his client had worked in a cafe for the past 13 years and stated that references supplied by her employer and friends "showed a very different side to the defendant, one which is hard working, kind, caring, considerate and family orientated". He told the court: "Her partner, Mr Kenny, sits in court to support her today.

"She contributes positively to society in terms of that employment. She would lose that, were she to be sentenced to immediate custody. She has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.

"The best way I can put it is to quote her, 'the worst decision of her life'. She was emotional. She clearly made a very foolish and stupid decision to drink more alcohol than she usually does."

Ms Ross added Bellis' 15-year-old son had been due to begin sitting his GCSE examinations on the date of her court appearance. He said: "He will suffer a significant harmful impact if she is to be sent away today, both in terms of the future, so far as those exams are concerned, but also in a financial sense. This court can give her a final chance to retain her liberty and work with probation."

Bellis admitted being drunk on an aircraft and two counts of assault. Appearing in the dock wearing a black blazer over all black clothing and high heeled shoes, she was handed a four-month imprisonment suspended for a year and a rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 25 days.

She then seen to burst into tears as she walked out of the courtroom.

Sentencing, Judge Stuart Driver KC said: "The authorities suggest that a short custodial sentence is necessary. The aggravating features are that you were also convicted of two assaults, but there is plenty of mitigation.

"You are of previous good character. You have no previous convictions but, also, references from friends and your employer show that you have positive good character and a good home and employment record."