Kerry Katona bailed after 'punching her accountant'

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Katona, 28, was arrested after an incident in Warrington, Cheshire, in which David McHugh was attacked.

She is accused of punching and throwing a cup of tea over him, according to the Sun. She also reportedly shouted: 'You've ruined my life'.

Cautioned: Kerry Katona is pictured in the back of a car after being cautioned by police following pictures of her taking cocaine in the bathroom of her house

The mother-of-four, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, who was cautioned this week for possessing cocaine, was also taken into custody on suspicion of committing criminal damage and a public order offence.

The row with Mr McHugh was alleged to have happened at his business premises at the Hawthorne Business Park.

The ex-Atomic Kitten singer was released in the early hours from Daresbury custody suite near Runcorn.

In pictures: The life and times of Kerry Katona

Today a Cheshire Police spokesman said: "A 28-year-old woman has been released and granted police bail until 12 October at 9am pending further investigation."

The former winner of ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! hit the headlines less than two weeks ago when a national newspaper published a video of her snorting cocaine in the bathroom of her home.

Katona was dropped as the face of frozen food chain Iceland following the revelations.

She fled the country for a family holiday in Tenerife but arranged to meet police at her local station upon her return.

The caution followed Katona's public apology for her drug use through a national newspaper.

The former Atomic Kitten singer, who has endured a long and public battle with alcohol and drugs as well as a roller-coaster romantic life, fronted Iceland's advertising campaigns for four years.

An interview with Katona on This Morning last October earned her notoriety as she slurred her words and appeared confused.

She later said this was due to medication she was taking for her bipolar disorder.

She has been the subject of several reality TV shows on MTV, most recently Kerry Katona: What's The Problem?, charting her attempt to understand and come to terms with her mental illness.

Losing the six-figure Iceland contract will not help her financial troubles - last August she was declared bankrupt after failing to pay off a £417,000 tax bill and in May this year she told GMTV that she was "skint".

In pictures: The life and times of Kerry Katona