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Woman jailed after spitting blood at police officers and shouting 'there’s your corona'

Carly Lane was jailed for four months after she assaulted two police officers  (SWNS)
Carly Lane was jailed for four months after she assaulted two police officers. (SWNS)

A woman has been jailed for five months after she spat blood at two police officers and shouted “there’s your corona”.

Carly Lane, 31, from Rugby, Warwickshire, pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court on Friday to two charges of assaulting an emergency worker during the incident in April.

The mother-of-two had called 999 to report a disturbance at her home when she launched the attack on two female police officers, punching both of them.

While being treated for a head wound, Lane also spat blood at both officers, hitting one of them in the mouth.

The court heard she had been drinking vodka before the attack. After spitting at the officers, she shouted: “There’s your f***ing corona!”

Carly Lane spat blood at police officers at her home in April (SWNS)
Carly Lane spat blood at police officers at her home in April. (SWNS)

Judge Andrew Lockhart QC said: “At this time, this country faces an unprecedented threat from COVID-19.

“On the front line of the fight against that virus are the emergency services interacting with the public.

“At times when so many of them are putting themselves in harm’s way to protect others, those who abuse that can expect swift and condign punishment.

“You had called those officers for help, and they were acting in the best interest of you and your children.

“This type of conduct is wholly unacceptable.”

Lane called police at 7.20pm on 17 April saying she had been attacked by her former partner, the court heard.

When PCs Chloe Norris and Sabrina Manzella arrived they found that Lane, whose two children aged five and nine were also in the house, had a deep wound to her forehead.

Prosecutor Tariq Shakoor said: “She is shouting abuse and being aggressive, telling the officers to ‘get the f*** off me,’ and she then becomes violent and punches Officer Norris to the forehead and the other officer to her right cheek.

“The officers proceed to arrest her. She continues to be abusive and aggressive and is taken to the floor.

“The defendant then shouts at the officers, ‘I swear, watch what I f***ing do,’ and turns her head and spits saliva and blood towards the officers.

“Officer Manzella is hit in the face as the defendant says, ‘There’s your f***ing corona,’ and officer Norris can taste blood in her mouth.”

The court heard PC Norris suffered a small cut to her forehead and grazes to her face, while PC Manzella had bruising and swelling to her chin.

David Everett, defending Lane, said: “On the day of the offences she had a bad day which led to her buying some vodka, and she began to drink.”

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