TWO Droitwich police officers were injured by a drunken teenage girl who attacked them outside their station.

Lucie Palmer flew into a rage after her boyfriend Simon Burn was arrested and tried to free him, Worcester Crown Court was told.

She pulled PC Clare Ryan so violently her back was injured and she was off work for three months, said Brett Stevenson, prosecuting. And the 18-year-old punched out at PC David Penfield, hitting him on the head.

Palmer admitted affray and was given a 12-month community rehabilitation order and ordered to pay £414 court 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 - who was not asked to give her name - said the offence was largely due to alcohol consumption.

"This has changed her attitude towards alcohol. She now realises what a danger it is," she added.

The Recorder told Palmer to avoid drink in the future or she could find herself in serious trouble. She had a previous police reprimand for being drunk and disorderly.

Palmer, of Stockton Lane, Abberley, had been to a number of Droitwich pubs on Tuesday, June 26, with Burn, 17, who took exception to a youth - David Maggs - talking to his girlfriend in one bar, said Mr Stevenson.

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

PC Ryan suffered tissue damage in her back and had to be carried from the scene on a stretcher. PC Penfield had minor injuries.

Palmer, who had drunk up to five pints of lager, could only recall her boyfriend getting in a fight and nothing after that, said her counsel Shane Crawford. She never intended to seriously hurt PC Ryan and had tried to placate her boyfriend. She believed his arrest was wrong

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

One of her former schoolfriends said she was normally calm but on this day had acted out of character, he added.

The court heard that Burn, who also admitted affray, was ordered by Droitwich magistrates to pay Mr Maggs £30 compensation.