Suspended sentence for woman who spat at Peterborough police officer during COVID pandemic
A woman who spat at a police officer has been given a suspended jail sentence.
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Samantha Elliott (50) of Snowley Park, Whittlesey, spat at the officer in Peterborough on May 16 last year - at the height of the first wave of COVID.
She appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court last month where she pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker.
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Hide AdMagistrates said the offence was so serious only a suspended sentence was appropriate, because the offence was committed during the pandemic.
She was given a three month sentence, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to take part in a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for 25 days. She was also ordered to pay the officer £150 compensation, and pay court costs of £105.