TWO police officers were injured by a drunken teenage Abberley girl who attacked them outside their station, Worcester Crown Court heard.

Lucie Palmer flew into a rage after her boyfriend Simon Burn was arrested.

She pulled WPC Clare Ryan so violently her back was injured and she was off work for three months, said prosecutor Brett Stevenson.

And the 18-year-old punched out at PC David Penfield, hitting him on the head.

Palmer, of Stockton Lane, Abberley, pleaded guilty to affray and was given a 12-month community rehabilitation order and ordered to pay £414 costs.

Recorder Christopher Murray told her she had escaped custody by "the skin of your teeth".

He called the defendant's mother down from the public gallery and quizzed her about her daughter's drinking habits.

The mother said the offence was largely due to alcohol consumption and added: "This has changed her attitude towards alcohol and she now realises what a danger it is. It has taught her a lesson."

Palmer had been to a number of Droitwich pubs on June 26 with Mr Burn, who took exception to a youth talking to his girlfriend in a bar, said Mr Stevenson.

Mr Burn tried to hit Mr Maggs but was arrested. Palmer "reacted" to the arrest and became violent.

Palmer's counsel Shane Crawford said Palmer never intended to seriously hurt WPC Ryan and had tried to placate her boyfriend.

Mr Crawford said: "She had a large amount of alcohol which clouded her judgement. But she's not a battle-hardened drinker with a predisposition towards violence."