[CindyDawg]

She was surrounded and asked who was going to help her. Sounds like she was being assulted and responded in self defense.

[PotatoHeadMick]

She has certainly received very bad legal advice by admitting anything to the reporter, she has indeed a very good case to claim self defence but not if she tells everybody she is guilty before she is even charged!

[knuthom]

Yes, it does sound like she has a case for self defense. When they surrounded her and asked if her husband was going to rescue her, they were implying that there would be something to be rescued from.

[BlazingArizona]

Sounds like she was being assulted and responded in self defense.

And self defense is illegal in Britain.

[BuffaloJack]

> She was surrounded and asked who was going to help her. Sounds like she was being assulted and responded in self defense.

I believe that you are correct.
If we get down to legal definations, assault is a verbal threat and battery is the act of carrying through on the threat (hitting).