A mother who kicked, spat at, and bit police officers who were responding to an abandoned 999 call has been fined just £1.

Kassandrya Taylor, 28, attacked police officers after the call was dropped from a flat on Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick on November 7 at about 10.30pm.

Prosecuting at Burnley Crown Court, Mark Stephenson said police responded, and a man let them into the flat where they found Taylor, of Walton Stree, Colne.

She was dressed in just a top and who told officers she did not need any help.

She started swearing and shouting at officers, screaming for them to get out as she "did not have any underwear on", with officers saying it was clear she was drunk.

Mr Stephenson said: “She pushed her partner out of the way and went into the bedroom. She kept slamming the door while shouting them to get out.

“Her partner tried to open the door to go and speak to her but she had barricaded herself in. The officers forced entry.”

As they tried to arrest her, Taylor started to attack PC Grew, kicking him to the knee and spitting at him.

She then turned on PC Forrest, another officer who had been called, kicking him to the leg before she was taken to Greenbank police station.

When she arrived, she continued to lash out at officers while screaming and swearing, biting PC Neil to the knee. At this point, officers took her to the floor.

Taylor, who does not currently care for her children due to her offending, was in breach of a suspended sentence when she attacked the police officers.

After the incident, she failed to attend Burnley Crown Court on January 4 and was later arrested and has remained in custody since mid-February.

In mitigation, Rebecca Penfold said Taylor offends when "three issues" become apparent.

Ms Penfold said: “The three issues apparent in this case are mental health, alcohol and abusive relationships.

“These three issues have resolved themselves while she has been remanded in custody.”

Ms Penfold said Taylor had previously completed a course to help her with alcoholism but “went off the rails” after thinking she was going to be jailed, leading her to go back into a bad relationship which also had an effect on her mental health.

Since this, she has left the relationship, has not been drinking and is having face-to-face appointments with a psychiatrist and is on medication to help with her mental health.

Taylor, who has been in custody for four and a half months, is also seeking the assistance of the Lancashire Women, Stepping Stones and the Preston Mental Health team.

Taylor’s father died whilst she has been kept in custody, but her stepmother has offered to take her in and help her get better.

Taylor had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of assault of emergency workers, a breach of conditional discharge and breach of a suspended sentence. She has also been charged with breach of order for non-attendance.

Sentencing, Recorder Daniel Lister said the 20-month suspended sentence will continue to run and imposed a fine of £1 for the breach of the sentence.

He also imposed a two-year community order in which Taylor must undertake 30 days of rehabilitation and an alcohol treatment requirement for 120 days. A victim surcharge was also applied.

Mr Lister said: “You have been in custody for over four months. For that reason, it would be unjust for me to impose imprisonment for that offending.

"You have a very disappointing history of behaviour towards those who are coming to assist you.

“You can't behave like this to people who are trying to help you - you can't behave like this to anyone."