Rugby woman jailed after punching police officers in the face and spitting blood at them

A Rugby woman who punched two police officers in the face and then spat blood at them has been jailed.

Carly Lane, 31, of St Andrew’s Crescent pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and was sentenced to five months in prison at Warwick Crown Court on Friday (July 17).

The incident happened when officers tried to help Lane following a report of a disturbance at her house in April.

Chief Superintendent Ben Smith, head of local policing for Warwickshire Police, said: “At a time when everyone is working hard to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, putting officers at risk in this way is totally unacceptable.

“Anyone who thinks it is acceptable to attack officers in this way should understand the consequences they face.

“As police officers we accept we will be asked to go into dangerous and hostile situations, we don’t accept being subject to violence as part of the job.

"It is right the police have the full protection of the law in order to do their jobs effectively and protect people from harm.”