New Delhi, July 4:An Irish national human rights lawyer was found dead at her house in England’s East Sussex on June 1.
According to The Telegraph, 50-year-old Simone Burns has allegedly committed suicide. Burns is the same lawyer, who was jailed for six months in April for spitting at a flight attendant during a foul-mouthed racist rant after she was refused more wine on Mumbai-London flight.
She was released from a prison in the UK on May 20.
“The body of a woman found at Beachy Head on June 1 has been identified as Simone Burns from Hove,” a Sussex police spokesperson was quoted.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and the next of kin have been informed. The matter has been passed to the coroner’s officer,” the spokesperson added.
In the Air India flight, Burns, who had worked with refugees, went on a racist rant against the flight crew.
Burns was served with three bottles of wine on a nine-hour flight, but she demanded for more. After, she was refused more alcohol, Burns went on a racist rant and was caught on camera.
In the video, the lawyer could be heard saying: “I am working for all your people. The f*****g Rohingyas, the f*****g people of all Asia, for you, an international criminal lawyer. Don’t get any money for it. But you can’t even give me a f*****g glass of wine, is that correct?”
She also called staff “Indian money-grabbing c***s” and smoked in the lavatories.
Burns was also ordered to pay £300 compensation to the crew member who was assaulted.
