A woman who bit a policeman's finger to the bone has been handed her first warning under the "three strikes" system when she appeared in Westport District Court.
Halie Long, 33, yesterday pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour, assaulting police and wounding with intent to injure.
Police Sergeant Mark Harris told the court Long had got into an altercation with another member of the public inside Westport police station on January 5.
Police had ushered her outside but she continued to yell and swear.
When Constable Don Abbey went to arrest her she lashed out and struggled.
