Drunken woman bit hospital security guard

1:09pm Tuesday 6th November 2007

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A DRUNKEN woman sank her teeth into a hospital security guard and abused an Asian police officer, a court heard.

Yvonne Angelino, 43, had also tried to strangle the guard and shocked children and elderly patients with her rowdy behaviour.

She had been taken to Burnley General Hospital casualty department by ambulance, the town's magistrates heard.

The victim suffered a bite to his knuckle and had to have tetanus and hepatitis B jabs and antibiotics.

Angelino had been warned the starting point for her "offensive" conduct was jail.

But the bench chairman told her it was her last chance and went on: "You under-estimate the fear your drunken behaviour has caused".

The defendant, of Bar Street, admitted assault by beating following the incident on July 18 and using racially aggravated threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour on October 3.

She was given a two-year community order, with two years supervision and must pay £100 compensation.

Andrew Robinson, prosecuting, told the court Angelino sat down shouting, being abusive and swearing. Fifteen people, including children and some elderly people, were waiting to be treated and were shocked by her conduct.

She eventually calmed down, the guard was going to walk away and then the defendant spat. She was asked to leave, was escorted to the door and as she got outside, she turned round and tried to strangle the guard, pulling away his clip-on tie.

Mr Robinson said Angelino was still shouting abuse, kicked the victim, they ended up on the floor and the defendant bit the guard's knuckle. He suffered a one-centimetre gash.

On Oct 3, police attended a domestic row in the early hours and Angelino was shouting and swearing at her partner. She tried to spit at the Asian officer and failed, but abused him whilst being transported to the police station and hurled more racist comments as the cell door was being shut.

Nick Dearing, defending, said Angelino had been at the hospital as she had been "quite horrifically beaten" by her former partner.

The defendant used to be bright, articulate and in full employment, and it was sad to see how her life had gone over the last few years as alcohol took a hold, Mr Dearing said.