A woman who tried to butt and bite police as she resisted arrest has been handed a suspended sentence.

Kimberley Alice Parker called officers ‘nonces’ and said ‘I hope your children die’ during the incident.

Deputy High Bailiff James Brooks sentenced the 35-year-old to 12 weeks in custody, suspended for one year.

She was also fined £500 and ordered to pay £300 prosecution costs due to work done for a pre-trial review after she had initially pleaded not guilty to the charge but later changed her plea.

We previously reported that police went to Parker’s address at Bromet Road in Castletown on March 26 last year at 8.45pm in relation to a matter which was not pursued.

She was said to be drunk and sitting on the floor.

She then started trying to inhale a can of deodorant through her jumper and was subsequently restrained by police.

Parker then called the police ‘nonces’ and said: ‘I hope your children die.’

She was taken to an ambulance but started trying to bite and butt police officers, and threatened to spit at them.

She kicked out until leg restraints were used to restrain her.

Once in the ambulance she started trying to interfere with equipment.

After being discharged from hospital she was interviewed at police headquarters and handed in a prepared statement saying she did not recall threatening to spit, but that she was in a state of shock, and had been drinking.

In court, after an initial not guilty plea to resisting arrest, she later changed her plea to guilty.

Defence advocate Louise Cooil said that Parker was an ‘incredibly vulnerable individual’ with a traumatic history, which she had to deal with on a daily basis.

‘She fully accepts she has had a significant and damaging relationship with alcohol over a very long period of time,’ said the advocate.

Ms Cooil said it had now been 12 months since the incident and there had been no further offending.

‘Ms Parker has changed her life dramatically and has not drunk for eight months,’ said Ms Cooil.

The advocate also said that her client had undergone surgery for a hip injury and was still suffering the after effects.

Deputy High Bailiff Mr Brooks said that he had taken into account that the incident was now almost a year ago and that a probation report had highlighted the improvements Parker had made in her life.

He told her: ‘I accept you were suffering significant trauma but your behaviour towards police officers was appalling. In some respects you are perhaps fortunate you have not been charged with an assault. I hope what you have achieved over the last year, you continue to achieve.’

Parker must pay the fine and costs at a £10 per week from benefits.