A court has heard how the arrest of a woman sparked a struggle that left two police officers assaulted before handcuffs were applied.

Coreen Scott, 32, from Paget, was arrested at her home after an alleged incident in the Ice Queen eatery days earlier.

Two police officers, Detective Sergeant Kendy Swainson and colleague Nidra Mackenzie-Simons, arrived at the defendant’s home on August 27 last year to arrest Ms Scott and were accompanied by two male officers.

Magistrates’ Court was told that violence erupted during the arrest, with Detective Sergeant Swainson receiving a blow to the face while Detective Constable Mackenzie-Simons was scratched and had her body camera kicked off.

Both officers gave evidence yesterday.

Detective Sergeant Swainson described how she told Ms Scott that she was being arrested and how the defendant revealed she was pregnant and would need something to eat after being concerned about her “physical welfare”. The officer said Ms Scott could bring some food with her.

She added: “She threw the food on the floor ... then went to the bedroom. She went on the bed and we tried to arrest her. We tried to grab her wrists then her arms. She started kicking and punching.

“I cannot say if a hand or a foot hit me, I am not sure. She struck my face.”

A male officer then managed to secure handcuffs on Ms Scott.

The court was shown a photograph earlier in the hearing of Detective Sergeant Swainson’s injury.

Detective Constable Mackenzie-Simons told how Ms Scott launched into abuse after being told she was being arrested “for threatening a judicial officer” and yelled “I did not threaten that b**** with anything.”

She added: “She told Sergeant Swainson she was hungry and needed to eat and the sergeant said she could take it with her. But when the sergeant attempted to put handcuffs on her that’s when it started [the violence]. She refused to comply.

“She started screaming she was not going, the police didn’t treat her fairly and backed inside the residence and we followed. She told us that she was pregnant and we took that into consideration.

“She started swinging her arms and starting punching and kicking. She struck Sergeant Swainson on the face. She kicked towards me and the body camera I had on and she kicked that off as well.”

Ms Mackenzie-Simons then said that when they got a hold of Ms Scott’s arms, a male colleague “took the opportunity to put handcuffs on [her]”.

Ms Scott faces five charges from two different dates, which she denies.

The first is that she is alleged to have threatened “to do injury or cause detriment to the senior magistrate Mrs Maxanne Anderson on account of something done by her as the holder of a judicial office”.

The offence is alleged to have taken place on August 20 last year.

On the same date, Ms Scott is accused of using insulting or offensive words in a public place, Ice Queen, and its environs in Paget.

The other three charges faced by Ms Scott are from events alleged to have taken place on August 27 last year.

She is accused of violently resisting Detective Sergeant Swainson while being arrested at a property in Paget.

Ms Scott was also charged with wilfully obstructing Detective Constable McKenzie-Simons at a property in Paget while the officer was acting in the execution of her duty, by kicking off a body-worn camera.

The fifth charge is that she assaulted Detective Constable McKenzie-Simons by scratching her while the officer was carrying out her duties.

The trial continues.

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