Inverness woman threw glass at police officer's face
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A woman threw a glass at a police constable's face as she was being arrested.
The glass hit the officer's chin and Inverness Sheriff Court heard it was "fortunate" that Kirsty Laird's action did not result in a more serious injury than the small cut and slight swelling the officer suffered.
Laird (32) of Golf View Road, Inverness, had previously appeared and admitted police assault which occurred in Glendoe Terrace, Inverness on April 29, 2021.
Defence solicitor Graham Mann told Sheriff Lindsay Foulis that his client had co-operated well with social workers during a period of deferred sentence and asked for leniency.
But the Sheriff said Laird was fortunate that her "deliberate action" did not end up with more serious consequences.
Although he discounted a fine or jail, he said there had to be a punitive element to his disposal.
He placed her under another year of social work supervision and ordered her to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work in that time.
