Heather Mills, Beatles member Paul McCartney's ex-wife, was accused of lunging at an official in the Paralympics on Thursday. Mills apparently threw herself at the official and screamed insults after she was forced to abandon trying to qualify as a British skiing representative for 2014's games.

Heather Mills' hopes of being granted a spot in Sochi ended last Monday after the International Paralympic Committee ruled that her new prosthetic had not been officially recognized by the governing body. Her application for a spot in the British team was rejected.

Craig Spence, an IPC spokesperson, said that 45-year-old Heather Mills "flew into a rage" after confronting the ski committee chairperson Sylvana Mestre during the team captains' meeting in an Austrian hotel earlier Monday. She threw insults at the official, swore and even screamed "you don't know who I am, I'm going to make your life miserable."

Spence told Associated Press that Mestre was left deeply traumatized and upset by the incident, especially after the barrage of verbal abuse and violence displayed by Heather Mills. There were reportedly 10 witnesses who can attest to the crime and were present in the room during the time of the incident.

Heather Mills could be given a fine of up to 1,000 euros (US$1,370) and the act of violence will be taken into consideration by the legal and ethics committee of the IPC.

As one of the most high-profile athletes aiming to qualify for the Sochi Paralympics, Mills started her skiing career after divorcing McCartney in 2008.
In 1993, Heather Mills lost her left leg right below the knee after being involved in a highway accident with a police motorcycle. The athlete also suffered from other injuries including crushed ribs, multiple pelvic fractures and a punctured lung.

Mills was a model famous for charity campaigns and acting as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations before the accident.