An 18-year-old Halls Head woman faces a mandatory six-month prison term after pleading guilty to biting a police officer’s neck, when she appeared in court on Tuesday.
Chloe Shannen June Power-Leo pleaded guilty in the Mandurah Magistrates Court to five charges, including disorderly behaviour in a police station and in public, failing to provide police personal details and obstructing police officers.
The incident happened on June 13 when Power-Leo was in custody at the Mandurah Police Station.
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The victim took leave following the attack.
Power-Leo’s lawyer Jemin Jo told Magistrate Anne Longden the prosecution had decided not to upgrade the assault public officer charge to causing grievous bodily harm.
He asked for a psychological report to be ordered, before Power-Leo was sentenced.
Ms Longden ordered the report to be prepared and remanded Power-Leo to appear in the Mandurah Magistrates Court for sentencing on January 4, 2019.
The Mandurah Mail recently revealed eighteen serious assaults on local officers had been reported to the WA Police Union in less than two years.