A HEREFORDSHIRE woman has had her sentencing deferred after admitting assaulting a police officer.

Natasha Ashby entered a guilty plea when she appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard the 20-year-old had assaulted a police officer acting in the course of her duties by beating in Hereford on June 23.

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The sentencing was deferred to allow Ashby, who is of no fixed address, to engage with probation and the mental health team, and she will appear before magistrates in Hereford for sentencing on October 19.