24.03.2025 14:10
A court in Edinburgh, Scotland, convicted former Miss Scotland Lucy Thomson of biting two security guards and making racist remarks towards one of them. The incident occurred during a rugby tournament. Thomson and her sister were asked to leave the event due to being excessively intoxicated. However, Thomson resisted the security guards and bit them.
The Scottish Edinburgh Court found 26-year-old former Miss Scotland Lucy Thomson guilty of biting two security guards and racially insulting one of them. The incident occurred during the Edinburgh City 7s rugby tournament last June.
According to information provided in court, Thomson and her sister were attempted to be removed from the event by security guards due to their extreme intoxication. During this time, Thomson resisted the security guards who were trying to escort her and her sister out.
Security supervisor Andrew Okpaje testified in court that Thomson asked him, "Do you know who I am?" and "I have a lot of money in my account." Okpaje described how Thomson bit his arm and then hurled racist insults directly at him.
Another security guard, Alasdair Doolan, also stated that he was bitten by Thomson. Following the incident, Thomson was arrested after Okpaje reported it to the police.
In her defense in court, Thomson claimed that she was invited to the event as an "ambassador" and that she had only consumed two and a half apple ciders. She alleged that she saw her sister being "cornered in a wooded area" by security guards and that she was attacked from behind and dragged away without warning.
However, Sheriff Derek O'Carroll rejected Thomson's account as "completely absurd" and found her guilty of biting both security guards and racially assaulting Okpaje. Thomson was fined £790 (approximately 32,000 TL).
Following the incident, the organizers of the Miss Scotland competition announced that Thomson, who was crowned 11 months ago, had lost her title. The moments of Thomson and her sister being removed from the event were also shared on social media.