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Surrey Businessman Who 'Nibbled' on Flight Attendant's Ear and 'Slapped' Wife Is Jailed
Philip Gould assaulted his wife and crew, endangered a British Airways flight, and received a 14-month sentence after intoxication on a flight from the Bahamas, court heard.
- Philip Gould, 64, businessman from Woking, Surrey, has been jailed for 14 months after admitting sexual assault and recklessly endangering a British Airways flight from Nassau to London Heathrow on June 25 last year.
- After drinking vodka and wine on the BA service from Nassau to Heathrow, Gould said the alcohol mix `had sent him over the edge` following a luxury holiday in Grand Cayman.
- He then approached the cockpit, banging and shouting that he could fly the plane, while physically assaulting his wife, pushing cabin crew, and making explicit propositions to a male flight attendant.
- Cabin crew positioned themselves between the flight deck and Gould, BA staff alerted the pilot, and he was detained at Heathrow when the Boeing 777-200 touched down.
- Prosecutors warned `Those who get drunk on aircraft must expect prison sentences`, Judge Hannah Duncan said passengers may be nervous, and Manny Arora, defence lawyer, called Gould `remorseful` with PTSD.
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A drunk businessman who had to be sedated after he assaulted his wife and tried to kiss a flight attendant has been jailed.Philip Gould, 64, had been drinking wine and vodka when he unleashed a flurry of abuse at cabin crew on a British Airways flight from the Bahamas to London Heathrow on June 25.Gould was returning home from a luxury holiday in Grand Cayman with his wife when he slapped her and abused the cabin crew during a “frightening” orde…
·London, United Kingdom
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British Airways passenger jailed 14 months for assaulting wife and crew on flight
Philip Gould, 64, knocked back vodka and wine on the BA service from the Bahamas to London Heathrow before slapping his wife, sexually assaulting a flight attendant and threatening to kill cabin crew
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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