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A County Durham woman has been given a conditional discharge after admitting assaulting a police officer.
Stacey Monkhouse, 41, of Dunn Street, Stanley, appeared at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court on October 2.
She pleaded guilty to assaulting a Durham Police constable in the execution of her duty in Stanley on July 3.
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Monkhouse was given a six-month conditional discharge, meaning she must not commit any further offences during that period, or she may be sentenced for the original assault.
Monkhouse was also ordered to pay £25 in compensation to the officer.
No order for costs was made against her.
Magistrates took her guilty plea into account when passing sentence.