A woman who assaulted two nurses and a doctor at Noble’s Hospital has been jailed.

Stacey Ann Robina Ashton, of Hillside Avenue, Douglas, also brandished a seven-foot-long metal pole at a neighbour.

The offences put 39-year-old Ashton in breach of a suspended sentence, imposed for a police assault and provoking behaviour, and High Bailiff Jayne Hughes activated 12 weeks of that to add to her sentence, bringing her total sentence from 26 weeks to 38 weeks.

Ashton banged the court door in anger as she was taken into custody saying it was a ’joke’.

Prosecuting advocate Hazel Carroon told the court that police were called to Hillside Avenue on September 8 after a report of Ashton outside with a metal bar.

Police went to her home and she was said to have appeared drunk and was unco-operative.

A seven-foot-long metal pole was found in a hedge next door to her house and she was taken to police headquarters.

When interviewed Ashton said: ’I chased him around the car and that’s it. That bar has been there for ages.’

She said that the pole was part of a bed and that her neighbour had been making noise.

Ashton said that he had then kicked her bin over causing rubbish to go everywhere.

She said she had thrown the pole towards a gate and had no intent to assault him but he had thrown her to the ground and assaulted her.

The complainant in the case said he was in the garden next door to Ashton’s house when she had shouted out of her through a window.

He said that things had become heated and Ashton had appeared with the pole and assaulted him, injuring his wrist, causing bruising and broken skin. He said she continued to attack him until he managed to take the pole off her but she had then thrown ’haymakers’ at him.

Ashton admitted an offence of affray.

While on bail for that, a separate incident took place at Noble’s Hospital on October 25 when Ashton was being treated at A & E.

She lashed out at one nurse, kicking her in the face then struck another nurse on the arm.

As she was then examined by a doctor she kicked out at him, striking him in the face and laughing.

When interviewed she made no comment.

Defence advocate Paul Glover said that Ashton had been wearing flip-flops when she kicked out at the staff.

Mr Glover said Ashton would benefit from working with probation on anger management and victim awareness and this would also allow her to work with the drug and alcohol team and mental health services.

Post-natal depression

The advocate said Ashton had recently been diagnosed with post-natal depression after giving birth in July.

She was said to have spent 40 days in custody already.

Mr Glover said a longer stay could result in her losing her accommodation.

High Bailiff Mrs Hughes said that Ashton had been referred to mental health services but then discharged because of non-attendance.

She told Ashton: ’Lots of women suffer post-natal depression and don’t go out and do things like this.

’It is most fortunate there weren’t serious injuries sustained. Medical staff were trying to help you.

’It is a most appalling set of circumstances.’

Ashton was also banned from entering licensed premises and purchasing or being sold alcohol for 12 months.