A woman from Pwllheli has been arrested and is in custody after being accused of assaulting four police officers.

On Tuesday, 7 April, North Wales Police says it was alerted to a disturbance in Pwllheli.

Upon arrival officers sought to arrest the 24-year-old female. Officers say the woman proceeded to bite an officer and assault two other officers by pushing and striking them, causing minor injuries.

She was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd, where she assaulted an officer by coughing and spitting at them while claiming to have Covid-19.

All officers remained on duty and continued to serve their communities. The officers are being supported by local managers and the Police Federation.

The female has subsequently been arrested for 10 offences, including public order offences, four assaults against emergency workers and breach of Covid-19 restrictions.

Chief inspector Mark Armstrong said: “This disgusting behaviour at such a difficult time for everyone will not be tolerated and we will take firm action.

“Assaulting police officers and emergency service workers is simply not acceptable, and in this current environment regarding Covid, to potentially have to remove officers from the frontline, and to lose the service that those officers bring to their communities, as we seek to ensure that we are able to respond to many evolving challenges, beggars belief.

“No emergency service worker comes to work to be assaulted, and to spit at officers, going about their roles, is absolutely outrageous behaviour, and behaviour that I hope the courts will take a dim view of.”