Monday, June 04

A drunken grandmother caused a New Zealand-bound flight to turn back to Melbourne after verbally abusing passengers and punching a man in the face. Frances Lillian Macaskill, 58, was heavily intoxicated when she began punching seats and yelling profanities at passengers and crew on board the Qantas flight that left Melbourne Airport, Melbourne Magistrates Court heard.

Photo by SNPA Jun 5, 2012