British parents are fined £200 each after they were found drunk at a Gibraltar bar with their baby in a pram
- Police were tipped off by a member of the public who saw the child in the pram
- Both appeared intoxicated and were slurring their words, a police statement said
Two British parents have been fined £200 each after they were found drunk at a Gibraltar bar with their baby.
Rosie Richardson-Jones, 35, and partner Bradley Skeats, 42, were each charged with ‘being intoxicated while in charge of a child’ after admitting their drunken state to police.
Police were tipped off by a member of the public who saw the intoxicated couple with their infant child in a pram at around 6pm on Sunday evening, March 26.
Officials arrived at the bar where they questioned the pair. A report said they were both slurring their words.
They were later driven to the police station and kept in custody overnight.
Rosie Richardson Jones, 35, and partner Bradley Skeats, 42, were each charged with ‘being intoxicated while in charge of a child’
‘When officers spoke individually to Rosie Richardson-Jones, 35, and Bradley Skeats, 42, they appeared intoxicated, to slur their words and to be unable to grasp the seriousness of their actions,’ a spokesperson for Gibraltar police said.
‘They were arrested after admitting they were drinking all afternoon.’
‘The couple were detained overnight in police custody,’ the statement added.
Gibraltar’s Magistrates Court heard the case the following morning. Both individuals pleaded guilty.
‘The RCP’s Safeguarding Team and Care Agency are working together to put a safeguarding plan in place for the nine-month-old baby,’ a statement said.
Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory bordering Spain’s southeast coast, is ruled under UK law. The legislation outlawing drunkenness having custody of a child dates back to the 1902 Licensing Act.
Rosie Richardson Jones (right) and partner Bradley Skeats (left) are pictured together
Rosie Richardson Jones (pictured) and her partner Bradley Skeats were fined £200 by Gibraltar Magistrates Court
This follows a similar case in 2019 where a British mother confessed to being drunk with two of her children at Gibraltar airport.
The mother was ordered to pay a £250 fine after confessing to her intoxication which she blamed on her intoxication.
The Brit was also fined another £200 after admitting to ripping the shirt off of an officer while she was being detained.
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