A TWENTY six year old woman from Lerwick is the first in Shetland to be ordered to contribute towards a new restitution fund in aid of police officers who have been assaulted while carrying out their duties.
Claire Antonio, of Burgh Road, previously pleaded guilty to a total of four offences including threatening behaviour and assaulting police officers at various locations in Lerwick on 25 March.
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Antonio also admitted behaving in a threatening manner at the Gilbert Bain Hospital on 26 March, including claiming to be infected with Covid-19.
At Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday Sheriff Ian Cruickshank put Antonio under supervision for 15 months and issued a restitution order of £250 for each of the two assaults.