A teenager who kicked a police officer and shouted ’get back to your own country’ has been handed a suspended sentence.

Amy Mackie was put in leg restraints after being arrested when she got into a row at the Palace Hotel.

After pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer and being drunk and disorderly, the 19-year-old was sentenced 60 days in custody, suspended for two years, and fined £200.

She was also made the subject of a two-year suspended sentence supervision order and banned from entering licensed premises, and purchasing or being sold alcohol for six months.

We previously reported that police were called to the Palace Hotel on July 18 at 3.35am after a report of a disturbance there.

When they arrived Mackie and her male friend were being ejected by staff and she was said to be unsteady on her feet, slurring her words, and had glazed eyes.

Palace staff said they were happy for the matter to not be taken further if Mackie, who lives at Quayside Lane, Ramsey, left but she refused and started swearing.

Her friend tried to usher her away but after she was warned about her behaviour she swore at police and told one officer: ’Get back to your own ******* country. Get off me you ******* slag.’

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She was subsequently arrested and as she was being taken to a police van she kicked one of the officers on the leg twice and ended up being put on the ground in leg restraints.

The court heard that the teenager has previous convictions for assaulting police, resisting arrest, and being drunk and disorderly.

Defence advocate Paul Rodgers said that his client had previously been given a probation order which ended in December 2020 but, due to the pandemic, the majority of the work had been done over the phone and there had been fewer meetings.

’It is my submission she has not had the benefit of a full order,’ said the advocate.

’She would send a letter of apology if given the chance to do so.’

Mr Rodgers said that Mackie worked on licensed premises and asked for any ban to still permit her to attend work.

Magistrates agreed to allow the licensing ban to not apply to her attending work.

Magistrates’ chair Julian Ashcroft told Mackie: ’It’s a shame you didn’t listen to your friend and walk away from the situation.’

She must also pay £125 prosecution costs, which she will pay, along with the fine, at a rate of £100 per month.