A Saundersfoot woman who attacked two police officers had to be contained in a caged vehicle such was the violent nature of her behaviour, a court heard this week.

Thirty-four-year-old Hannah Hayes, of Nyth Gwennol, pleaded guilty to two separate charges of assualting constables in the execution of their duty, when she appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Prosecutor, Mr. Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that police officers visited the defendant’s address on August 29 in relation to arresting her ex-partner who was present at the premises.

“The male accepted that he was going to be arrested, but when officers went to handcuff him, Ms Hayes started screaming foul and abusive language towards the officers, and launched herself at one of them, causing him to fall backwards,” he explained.

“She in effect started a fight, bit a female officer on the arm during the course of the struggle and aimed kicks at the male officer on a number of occasions to his groin,” Mr. Pritchard-Jones said.

Police officers had to apply leg straps to contain the defendant, who was also placed in a caged vehicle to be taken away from the property.

“Inside the police vehicle, Ms Hayes continued to kick and bang and her behaviour was said to be exceptionally violent,” continued Mr. Pritchard-Jones.

“The male officer involved said that he was shocked at the aggression and hostility that the defendant had shown towards him. Ms Hayes’s most recent offence was a common assault in 2013 for which she was given a conditional discharge,” he added.

The defendant’s solicitor, Mr. Matthew Greenish, asked magistrates if they were happy to go along with a pre-sentence report that had been prepared by the probation service.

They agreed to this and told Ms Hayes that she would be subject to a 12-month community order with a 40-day activity requirement, that would help explore her level of alcohol consumption.

She was fined £40 for the offences and ordered to pay costs of £85, a £60 victim surcharge, a court charge of £150, and £20 compensation to each officer she had assaulted.