A DRUNK woman bit two police officers and spat at a third in a fit of rage as she was carried out of a flat.

Chloe Ives, 26, was found “lying on the floor” and refusing to leave a man’s home when police were called to the incident in Rayleigh last November.

During her sentencing hearing at Basildon Crown Court yesterday, the court heard she refused to leave the property before assaulting the police officers.

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Prosecuting, Julie Whitby, said: “When police arrived she was laying on the floor and officers couldn’t remove her.

“She would not co-operate, police carried her from the flat and she bit an officer and he suffered grazes. She was hitting and kicking out and a second officer was bitten on his upper arm.

“She kept trying to bite the officers. She spat at a third officer at the police station after she was arrested.”

Mitigating, Shauna Ritchie told the court that Ives goes through patterns of offending and abusive relationships.

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She said: “She’s has many positive engagements with police but she reacts badly when physical force is used and she lashes out.

“She’s not dependant on alcohol but when she drinks it is catastrophic.”

Judge Samantha Leigh spared the woman prison but accused her of failing to take responsibility for her actions.

She said: “She never takes responsibility and blames everyone else. She’s had chance of chance and has lied about having an alcohol problem.

“We go three steps forward and two back but at least there are steps forward. I’ve been having monthly reviews with her.

“She is doing a little bit more open work but she still minimises it. People have tried but she had to meet them at least half way.”

Speaking about the incident she said: “This man was a friend and she was off her face and attacked him about a necklace.

“When police arrived she kicked off. Spitting is an awful offence because of the connotations in terms of disease.”

Ives of Bardfield Way, Rayleigh, admitted three counts of assault by beating an emergency worker.

At the time of the offence, she was in breach of a three year community order for separate offences.

Ives was sentenced to one year and one month, suspended for two years, for the offences.