Judge says spitting is disgusting assault

A 23-year-old man has been fined at Craigavon Magistrates Court after spitting at police.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jul 2015, 13:00 BST

Kyle Kane from The Olde Golf Links, Portadown was accused of assaulting a police constable on May 6 this year.

Deputy Judge Neil Rafferty asked, at last Wednesday’s sitting, the nature of the assault, the court heard Kane had spat at the officer.

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Kane’s defence lawyer said his client had seen red and took it out on the officer.

Judge Rafferty said: “Spitting is a disgusting form of assault.” He fined Kane £250 and ordered him to pay a £15 Offenders’s Levy.