Vision of a prominent socialite allegedly assaulting a police officer has emerged after a wild night in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
Vanessa Jacobs Fennell, who was once on a shortlist for a series of Real Housewives of Sydney, was driving around Bellevue Hill in her black SUV when she allegedly crashed into a parked car, about 7pm on Friday.
Footage from the arrest showed two officers frogmarching her from the scene.
The socialite had not yet been cuffed as police escorted her and, at one point, she appeared to try to free her arm from an officer’s grip then allegedly slap the officer.
The 54-year-old was taken to Waverley Police Station where she was charged with refusing to submit to breath analysis, assaulting police and property damage offences.
The mother-of-two spent Friday night in a police cell and was bailed on Saturday to front court next month.
‘Emergency services were called to Riddell Street, Bellevue Hill, following reports of a two-vehicle crash,’ a NSW Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia on Friday.
Officers from the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command were told an SUV had crashed into a parked Tesla.
Vanessa Jacobs Fennell, 54, was arrested after her Range Rover allegedly swiped a parked Tesla on Friday
Jacobs Fennell, who was once on a shortlist for a series of Real Housewives of Sydney, was allegedly driving in a black Range Rover when she crashed
‘The driver of the SUV – a 54-year-old woman – was subject to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result and was arrested for the purposes of a breath analysis,’ police said.
‘After being arrested, the woman allegedly assaulted a police officer.’
The South Africa-raised Jacobs Fennell is due to appear before Waverley Local Court on April 1.
Jacobs Fennell was described as ‘a charity fundraiser who has been on committees for Sydney Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’.
She was married to private equities banker Tom Fennell, but they split up about five years ago. They have two children together.
She was hoping to make it to the Real Housewives of Sydney cast but reportedly didn’t make the final cut due to tensions with another cast member.
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