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Hove Woman Charged With Over 400 Hoax 999 Calls

A woman has been charged in connection with more than 400 hoax calls made to emergency services in Sussex between July 1 2020 and January 21 2021.

Police said Wendy Sirisena, 39, unemployed, of Sherbourne Road, Hove, has been charged with two counts of making abusive and nuisance calls to emergency services.

One count relates to an alleged 289 calls made to South East Coast Ambulance Service, while the second relates to an alleged 113 calls made to Sussex Police.

Officers also charged Sirisena with two breaches of a Community Protection Notice issued on 20 January 2021.

The breaches were allegedly made on 23 January and 4 February 2021.

Sirisena was bailed to appear at Brighton Magistrates Court on 1 April 2021.

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