A WALNEY woman who pleaded guilty to three counts of assault against emergency workers was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work to reflect the “seriousness of the offences”.

Furness Magistrates’ court heard how emergency workers attended to 23-year-old Jaymi Leigh Carswell, of Southport Drive, at her Walney home on November 15, 2019, with there being concerns about her safety.

Emergency service staff spoke with Miss Carswell, who had struggled with her mental health in the past, for around an hour.

However, the court heard how she became aggressive and was taken into a police van where she kicked PC Stephen Herbert in the stomach and arm.

She was then removed from the van and handcuffed, trying to bite the officer in the meantime.

Miss Carswell was eventually taken to the station, where she kicked PC Monk and tried to bite PC Wood.

“Thankfully”, said senior crown prosecutor Diane Jackson, the victims were uninjured.

Miss Carswell has 18 previous convictions. However, in mitigation, Trystan Roberts told the court that the incident was the first time the defendant had troubled the courts as an adult, and that Miss Carswell was “desperately ashamed” of her actions.

He added: “This is something that’s happened out of crisis and out of desperation.”

Concluding, chairman Chris Harris said: “We take into account that no injury was caused but that was more by luck than design.”

He added Miss Carswell’s troubles with mental health had also been taken into account.

Miss Carswell pleaded guilty to three counts of assault of emergency workers.

She was sentenced to 25 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days (RAR) and 200 hours unpaid work.

Mr Harris said the RAR days would give the probation service “ample time” to support Miss Carswell, and the unpaid work reflected the “seriousness of the offences”.

He told Miss Carswell “the ball was now in (her) court” and warned that, next time, the sentence could be “rather different.”