A Douglas man has been jailed for 12 weeks for kicking a policeman in the head and chest.

Phillip Neill Baillie, of Hillary Road, also had another four weeks added to his sentence in relation to a previous assault for which he had been released from prison early.

We previously reported how, on February 24 at 9.46pm, police were called to Lower Dukes Road in Douglas.

A report of Baillie being drunk had been received and when officers arrived the 33-year-old was said to be about to punch a wheelie bin.

When he noticed police he stopped short of punching the bin but was said to be clearly drunk.

Baillie was swearing repeatedly and when police tried to search him he tensed up and threatened to headbutt one officer.

As police tried to put him in their van he put his feet on the bumper and pushed back. He continued swearing and shouted: ’Let’s just go,’ then kicked out at police striking one officer in the chest three times and once in the face.

More officers had be called to deal with Baillie.

The policeman had to be taken to hospital suffering from soreness and stiffness to his neck and Baillie was taken to police headquarters.

Once there he calmed down and told police: ’I’m sorry for hitting him, I shouldn’t have been drinking with my meds.’

The court heard Baillie was jailed in March 2017 for two years and two months for assault causing actual bodily harm but was released early.

Defending Baillie in court his advocate Paul Glover said his client had been put on a high dosage of medication shortly before the offence.

’He has learnt a harsh lesson mixing alcohol with is meds, it’s something he hasn’t done since,’ said Mr Glover.

The advocate said Baillie had been doing voluntary work at a homeless shelter and also recently started a new job.

Mr Glover said: ’He knows he has done wrong in the past and wants to give back to the community. Unfortunately this situation has put that in jeopardy.’

Chair of the magistrates Carol Maddrell said while passing sentence: ’It would have been made clear to you that you could be returned to serve the balance of that sentence. Police have a difficult job to do they should not be subjected to violence.’

Baillie was sentenced to 12 weeks for assaulting a police officer and four weeks for breach of licence in relation to his early release, to run consecutively, with no separate penalty made for an offence of being drunk and disorderly.