A woman spat in one police officer's face and racially abused another has been jailed for nine months. Megan Hill, 26, attacked the two officers during a disturbance last week.
A court heard police were called at around 9pm last Tuesday following reports of a disturbance. When police arrived at the scene, Hill became aggressive and had to be restrained by officers.
Hill then spat in the face of an officer and was arrested. She was taken into police custody, where she launched a racist tirade against another officer.
On Thursday, at Nottingham Crown Court, Hill admitted assaulting an emergency worker and a racially aggravated public order offence following the incident at Forest Road East, Radford. On top of her prison term, Hill, of Carrington, Nottingham, was also ordered to pay £100 in compensation to the officers she abused.
PC Chris Wilson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our officers dedicate their lives to helping people and simply don’t deserve to be abused in this abhorrent manner. No police officer, or indeed any emergency service worker, should have to deal with this – it should never simply be considered as just a part of the job.
“Nottinghamshire Police has a complete zero-tolerance against all forms of hate crime and won’t hesitate to take robust action against anyone who behaves this way. Hill crossed a line by acting in the manner she did and I sincerely hope she uses her time in prison to reflect on her actions and try to better herself going forward.”
