A "PERSISTENT" offender in Salisbury who has appeared in court nine times so far this year has been jailed for 10 weeks.

Frances Pleydell-Bouverie, 46, of Anderson Road, Salisbury, appeared virtually at Swindon Magistrates Court yesterday (Thursday, July 16).

She was charged with breaching the community protection notice and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

These offences, which she pleaded guilty to, were committed while she was subject to a suspended prison sentence, so this was automatically imposed.

In total, she was jailed for ten weeks.

Inspector Pete Sparrow, from the Salisbury Area Community Policing Team, said his team had been focusing on tackling serial offenders who continually cause the majority of anti-social behaviour in the city.

He said: "Every effort has been made to encourage this individual to address her persistent offending, including supporting her referral to address her use of alcohol.

"However, despite assurances to the contrary, she has consistently failed to engage with any services and continued her offending behaviour.

"This latest incident resulted in the kicking of two of my officers, who fortunately were not injured. She has lashed out at four police officers during 2020 and I do not accept that any emergency workers performing their public duty should tolerate physical or verbal abuse in any form."

He added: "The community protection notice provided clear direction as to the specific behaviour that was being challenged and it was evident that she understood the directions given, but chose to ignore.

"Suspended prison sentences were given earlier this year and again during a court appearance on 13 July.

"The pattern of behaviour, despite the pending suspended prison sentence, was not addressed, resulting in the patience of the court reaching their threshold and committing her to prison.

"I sincerely hope that she uses this time to fully engage with all opportunities available and address the root cause of her offending behaviour. I will continue to encourage my staff to focus their efforts towards those that cause the most harm to our community."