A woman has been fined for leaving a red mark on a police officer’s arm after she was detained for a DNA sample.

Treena May Allison, 39, was sentenced at Welshpool Magistrates Court on Tuesday, May 18, after pleading not guilty to assaulting Police Sargeant Reed.

The prosecution said that at around noon on July 18 last year, police officers attended Allison’s property in order to arrest her for an unrelated incident.

Scott McCrimmon told the court that Allison was acting “rather difficult and actively resisting” the officer.

He eventually took hold of Allison but then there was a struggle and PS Reed “was bitten on the bottom of his forearm”. It did not break the skin.

He added that the police officer was left with a red mark but there was no deep indentation and the injury did not break the skin.

PC Jennings saw Williams bite the officer in which she said “Don’t f***ing squeeze my neck or I’ll blast you all on social media.”

Allison was then taken to the police station. Mr McCrimmon said that PS Reed did not need to take time off duties.

Robert Hanratty, defending, said police officers went to the property to arrest Allison in order to get a DNA sample for an unrelated and “very minor” offence.

“She asked them what did they want and an hour and 20 minutes later they told her. By then five or six officers were there and a big drama was made. This is not the way to go about things,” Mr Hanratty said.

“She maintains that she did not deliberately bite him. He never mentioned an injury in his evidence nor his colleagues. The PC who interviewed Treena said she could see a ‘little red mark’. It’s clearly a case that can be disposed of.”

Mr Hanratty said that the it was “like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut”.

A report by probation officer Teri Dunham said that Allison “felt panicked” when officers turned up at her door and “felt embarrassed” being handcuffed.

“When she was being restrained she felt she was struggling to breathe, so she moved her head and came into contact with the officer,” Ms Dunham said. “She said she usually complies with the police but on this occasion she did not know why she was being asked to leave her home”.

Allison must pay £474 including a £120 fine and a £34 victim surcharge.