Darlington Magistrates' Court
A MAN has been ordered to pay £35 compensation to a police officer he kicked after being taken to hospital.
Stephen Hawkins, 31, of Blackett Street, Bishop Auckland, was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital on November 14 after taking a quantity of pills, while also under the influence of alcohol.
In a hearing at Darlington Magistrates’ Court, he admitted being drunk in a public place and assaulting a police officer.
Rob Willoughby, mitigating, said the officer was not injured.
Hawkins was given a 12-month conditional discharge, the compensation order and a £15 victim surcharge.
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