Woman in court for kicking out at police officer
Reporter A DRUNK woman who told a policeman to “f**k off” before kicking him has been ordered to pay just £50.
The victim, a PC, wanted Alexis Hogg to face a tough sentence after the kick left him in pain.
As a large Tall Ships crowd stood nearby, Hogg assaulted the officer after necking three big bottles of beer in the middle of the afternoon.
In a victim statement, the officer said attacks on police “should not be tolerated”.
South Tyneside Magistrates heard the officer had initially tried to simply move “drunk” Hogg on from a Sunderland Morrisons.
“She unfortunately swore at the officer telling him to f**k off,” said the prosecutor.
He handcuffed the 36-year-old, who Friday’s sentencing heard had been “ranting incoherently”.
She then had to be held up to stop her falling, during which she “extended her leg and kicked out”.
That action caused a “sharp pain” although there were no lasting injuries.
The East Boldon defendant was charged with drunk and disorderly and assaulting a constable, which she admitted last month.
At her sentencing, the probation service said Hogg was a binge drinker who used booze as a “coping mechanism”.
They added she had a difficult past, and had been the alleged victim in four cases of domestic violence.
However, they added police had also been called twice over reports she had been the culprit.
But the probation worker added: “She was very embarrassed in regards to her behaviour.”
Magistrates ordered Hogg, of Natley Avenue, East Boldon, to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work for the July 14 attack.
They ordered her to pay £50 compensation to the officer, who had asked for a “robust” punishment, claiming assaults on police were attacks not only on police but on the “fabric of society”.
The money will be deducted from Hogg’s benefits. Alexis Hogg, 36, from East Boldon