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| TV star Katie Price fails to appear at court | |
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| TV star Katie Price has been criticised by a judge for not "bothering" to turn up at court. | |
| The 40-year-old, from West Sussex, was due to appear before magistrates in Crawley accused of two charges of using threatening and abusive words or behaviour in Shipley last September. | |
| District judge Amanda Kelly said Ms Price's failure to appear showed a lack of respect for the court system. | District judge Amanda Kelly said Ms Price's failure to appear showed a lack of respect for the court system. |
| The court heard Ms Price, of Dial Post, near Horsham, was out of the country. | The court heard Ms Price, of Dial Post, near Horsham, was out of the country. |
| At the hearing, which was adjourned to 20 March, the judge said: "She hasn't bothered to turn up today. | At the hearing, which was adjourned to 20 March, the judge said: "She hasn't bothered to turn up today. |
| "Apparently she has something more important to do." | "Apparently she has something more important to do." |
| The court heard Ms Price would have been notified of the need to attend in a postal requisition sent in February and would have known about the case. | The court heard Ms Price would have been notified of the need to attend in a postal requisition sent in February and would have known about the case. |
| Ms Kelly said: "This shows a lack of respect for the whole court system." | Ms Kelly said: "This shows a lack of respect for the whole court system." |
| She said it would be "tempting" to consider an arrest, but she would "reluctantly" adjourn the hearing. | She said it would be "tempting" to consider an arrest, but she would "reluctantly" adjourn the hearing. |
| The court heard Ms Price was due back in the country on 18 March. | The court heard Ms Price was due back in the country on 18 March. |