Spitting sentence branded ‘pathetic’

A “VILE” woman who spat in the faces of two police officers after they were called to a disturbance at a Holywell takeaway has been handed a “pathetic” sentence by the courts.

The North Wales Police Federation said the officers were “completely let down by the judiciary” after the incident at the Cheeky Chicken and Pizza House on Thursday.

It comes after they responded to reports of a disturbance between a man and a woman.

They detained the man while speaking to nearby witnesses but the woman – Carol Bryan – became aggressive with both police officers and spat in their faces.

The 41-year-old of Allt y Plas in Pentre Halkyn was charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.

She appeared before Mold Magistrates’ Court on Saturday and was given a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.

She also had to pay £150 compensation, a victim surcharge of £128 and was placed on curfew for 26 weeks with electronic monitoring.

But the sentence was blasted by the North Wales Police Federation, which said the officers received “no justice whatsoever.”

General secretary Mark Jones said: “I am absolutely appalled at this pathetic sentence.

“Two police officers, carrying out their public duty, have been disgustingly spat on, in their faces, by this vile person.

“My two colleagues have received no justice whatsoever and have been completely let down by the judiciary.”