A woman attacked police wearing nothing but a 'short black nightie and a bra' after downing a litre of vodka.

Katie Mascolo, 25, lashed out at PC Alan Kirkwood in a fit of 'extreme mania', magistrates were told.

Police were in the process of detaining her under the Mental Health Act in the early hours of July 19, in Lincoln when the incident occurred.

It happened a day after she was given a suspended prison sentence for driving while disqualified.

She appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court on Thursday,  August 29 and pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting an emergency worker.

Marie Stace, prosecuting, said: "At 3.21am, Miss Mascolo was detained by police officers.

"She had drunk a litre of vodka over a four to five hour period but could not remember anything else.

"During the incident she took a bunch of keys from her bra and hit PC Alan Kirkwood."

During the incident she kicked PC Kirkwood in the groin and, when she was taken to hospital , she "span around" and again kicked him, the court was told.

Lincoln Magistrates Court

She added: "PC Kirkwood suffered pain and discomfort but no lasting injuries.

"On July 18 this year she was given a jail sentence of 12 weeks in prison for driving whilst disqualified, suspended for 12 months.

"She is in breach of the suspended sentence order.

"She has previously been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and borderline personality disorder.

"She has episodes of depression and in the months prior to this incident she was suffering from mental health issues."


Rosemary Holland, defending, said: "She ran from the address wearing only a short black nightie and bra and nothing else. Her intention was to end her life. It was an extreme mania.

"In terms of throwing the keys, she was saying: 'this is the only item I have on my person'.

"This is an isolated incident.

"Miss Mascolo has addressed her mental health issues and is medicated.

"She is significantly more stable now. She was very unstable at the time of the incident.

"She just kicked out and caught an officer. She did not want to be searched.

"She expressed remorse in the interview."

Lady Justice
She pleaded guilty to the charge

Val Du'Chesne, presiding magistrate, said: "What we have decided is that we are not going to activate your suspended sentence order because of the circumstances."

However, Mascolo was fined £80 for the breach of the order and slapped with an £80 fine.

She was also made to pay £50 compensation to PC Kirkwood.

Help is available to people with mental health issues. If you are affected by any of the issues here, please take a look at the information from the mental health organisation Mind below.
