A drunk woman on a mobility scooter who resisted arrest has been given a two-year conditional discharge.

Julia Carol Clark admitted the offence and was also ordered to pay £125 prosecution costs.

Prosecuting advocate Barry Swain told the court that police were called to Prospect Terrace in Douglas at 12.10am on July 21.

They had received a report of a woman on a mobility scooter constantly ringing someone’s doorbell.

When police arrived they found 48-year-old Clark on her scooter, slurring her words, smelling of alcohol, and with glazed eyes.

Mr Swain said that a charge of being found drunk in a public place had been withdrawn in light of the guilty plea to resisting arrest, but the fact that Clark was intoxicated formed part of the prosecution facts.

Police asked Clark, who lives at Buck’s Road, Douglas, to leave the area but she was said to have become belligerent and argumentative.

They offered to give her a lift home but she refused to leave, swearing at officers multiple times, and was subsequently arrested to prevent a breach of the peace.

However, during the arrest she was said to have repeatedly pulled her hands away and police decided to handcuff her.

Clark then threw herself onto the ground and kicked out at police before being taken into custody.

Defence advocate Paul Glover said that there was potential for his client to be ’struck off by a regulatory body’ as a consequence of the offence.

He said: ’Ms Clark was sitting outside the flat of a gentleman who professionally owes her a lot of money. She found out he lived no more than a minute away from her address.

’This sent her into a bit of a meltdown. She drank heavily that day and foolishly attended his home.

’She should have gone home when the police asked her to.’

Mr Glover went on to say that his client had a nervous condition which had contributed to her kicking out recklessly while on the ground.

’She is nearly 50 and has no previous convictions,’ said the advocate.

’It’s unlikely she will be before the court again. She has sought help from the Drug and Alcohol Team and Motiv8.’

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes told Clark: ’I have taken into account that you were on a scooter but that doesn’t excuse your behaviour. You let alcohol do the talking and acting for you.

’But I agree you are unlikely to be before the court again.’

She will pay the prosecution costs at a rate of £20 per week.