A Douglas woman has been sentenced to community service after punching her partner five times during a domestic row and assaulting police.

Cherona Leigh Crossman, of Governor’s Hill, had to be put in handcuffs and leg restraints by police as they tried to restrain her during her arrest.

The 29-year-old pleaded guilty in court to provoking behaviour and assaulting a police officer and was ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.

Prosecutor Michael Jelski told the court how, on March 28 at 11.30pm, police were called to the Governor’s Hill address that Crossman was sharing with her boyfriend.

The man had reported being hit by Crossman five times in the face. He was later said to have suffered a split lip and cut eye.

When officers arrived, the man was standing outside with a baseball bat in his hand. He said he had taken it off Crossman.

Crossman then appeared in the house doorway but refused to let police in.

She swore at her boyfriend and shouted: ’I’m going to ring him round the head.’

Police then were allowed into the house to get the man’s shoes but Crossman shouted: ’I’ll give them to him round his head.’

She was arrested but continued to be aggressive as she was put in a police van and was put in handcuffs.

Once in the van Crossman continued to resist and sat on the floor of the van.

More police were called to deal with her and she was then said to have kicked out, hitting one officer in the stomach with her foot.

She was put in leg restraints and when cautioned swore, saying: ’I don’t care.’

Once at police headquarters Crossman’s rage continued as she was reported to have kicked out and swung her arms around with clenched fists.

Later, in a police interview she said that she had been ’heavily intoxicated’ and added: ’I don’t recall doing that. I don’t recall anything. I apologise if I did.

’I’m going through a cr*p time at the moment.’

Defence advocate Ian Kermode said that he would keep his mitigation brief after magistrates’ chairman Alan Gelling indicated that they were minded to follow the recommendation of a probation report which had suggested community service.

Mr Kermode said: ’There were difficult personal circumstances relevant to the offence which are mentioned in the probation report. It was a single kick and there is clear obvious remorse.’

Mr Gelling said while passing sentence: ’Police have a very difficult job and can expect the protection of the courts. They should not be subjected to drunken violence of this kind.’