Gavin Traill had just got out of custody when he targeted the constable two days before Christmas
A man who tried to bite and spat at a police officer in Belfast city centre has been jailed for four months.Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard officers on patrol at Great Victoria Street on December 23 found him lying intoxicated and slipping in and out of consciousness.According to the prosecution Traill began to spit at police during attempts to restrain him.
“As he was put in the rear of a vehicle he became aggressive, tensed up and tried to bite the constable on the forearm,” a Crown lawyer said. A defence solicitor told the court Traill was “very contrite” and wanted to apologise for his behaviour.Sentencing him to immediate custody, District Judge Amanda Henderson confirmed: “There will be a total of four months.”
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