Man who kicked police officer and punched another in the face jailed at Derry court
A man who kicked a police officer and punched another in the face has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court.
Eoin Collins (28) of Malin Gardens in Derry admitted assaulting two police officers on November 19 last year.
Collins also admitted a charge of resisting police on the same date.
He appeared for sentencing before the Magistrate’s Court in the city on Friday.
The court heard that during an interaction with police Collins punched one PSNI officer in the face and also kicked another PSNI officer.
Defence counsel Stephen Chapman said that the report in the case did not 'make for good reading'.
District Judge Ted Magill said that Collins had 45 previous convictions.
He said the fact that the defendant had very little recollection of events due to his intoxicated state was 'no excuse' for his actions.
The judge added that a prison sentence in this case was appropriate and jailed Collins for three months.