I have had to deal with someone like this when working for the police. It was a middleaged well to do woman. She was already in a cell when I saw her having been removed from the plane. I tried to examine her but couldn’t do it properly even with PCSOs there as she was snarling and spitting like a angry cat. This was about 2 hours after she had been removed from the plane. She clearly had a broken arm but we couldn’t get her calmed down enough to check her over and take her to hospital. Eventually we got her sorted.
Cause – Valium and booze. I have never seen anyone behave like this before, trying to hit people with a broken arm., Its not a normal response.
It seem the combo of stress, booze, benzos can make some people behave in a way they never normally would.