Mansfield woman charged after police officers 'spat at and kicked'

Three officers were reportedly spat at and kicked when a woman was arrested in Sanderling Way, Forest Town, at around 2pm on Thursday.

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Claire Wagstaffe, 39, of Lord Street, Mansfield, was charged with three counts of assaulting an emergency worker and released on bail pending her court appearance.

In a separate incident, a man in custody allegedly threw a shoe at an officer in Mansfield police station at around 5am on Friday.

A 43-year-old man remains in custody in connection with the incident.

Superintendent Paul Burrows, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Emergency worker assaults are completely unacceptable and we will always look to take appropriate action against those who are found to have committed such offences.

“Sadly, throughout the pandemic we have seen a few incidents where people have thought it acceptable to spit at emergency workers.

“We will not stand for it and we will thoroughly investigate any reports of this happening.”

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