A 35-year-old Fgura woman who had to be forcibly removed from a Zejtun bar and assaulted three police officers in the process has been handed a suspended sentence.

The woman was allegedly intoxicated when she got into an argument with a man at the bar yesterday. The police were called in to remove her from the premises and were assaulted and verbally abused by the woman.  It is understood that the woman was also aggressive towards the doctor who examined her at the Paola Health Centre.

Ritianne Cutajar, admitted to assaulting and threatening Police Sergeant Jean Mar Mangion and police constables Aaron Caruana and Louis Degabriele, slightly injuring PS Mangion and PC Caruana, assaulting another three men at the bar, refusing to give her particulars to the police, being drunk in public, shouting obscenities, refusing to obey police orders and breaching the peace. Ms Cutajar was further charged with threatening Dr Mark Grech.  She admitted to all the charges although claiming that she was not drunk.

Magistrate Antonio Vella handed down a one-year prison sentence, which was suspended for two years. The woman was also fined €800.

Inspector Johann Fenech prosecuted. Lawyers Dean Hili and Joseph Gatt appeared for Ms Cutajar.