A teenage girl, who was sentenced to one year behind bars for scratching and pinching police officers while visiting her sister in jail, has lost an appeal against her jail term.
The High Criminal Court earlier found the 18-year-old Jordanian woman guilty of assaulting policewomen and badmouthing civil servants in public while in the line of duty, and ruled to deport her after completing her sentence.
According to court documents, the appellant’s sibling had been arrested on suspicion of stealing smartphones from food delivery drivers, and the teen lashed out when a policewoman told her that the visit was over.
“While at work at the police station, I saw the appellant with her sister, who was detained after being reported for theft,” a policewoman, who the girl assaulted, earlier testified.
“She had been allowed to spend five minutes with her sister, but when the time was over, she refused to leave. She violently slammed the table, saying that we should leave her alone.
“When things started to get out of hand, I tried to get her to stop, but she pushed me in my chest and grabbed my hand, bending my fingers backwards.”
The witness added that the appellant was then also arrested and put in detention, and that she was transported with her sister to the Police Fort clinic for an unspecified examination.
When they arrived at the fort, the Jordanian was taken to the radiology section, but as soon as her handcuffs were removed, she tried to run away.
She only managed to run 10 metres when she was caught. According to another policewoman, the appellant yelled, “You’re horrible and disgusting”, then pinched her hand and dug her nails into it.
Some of the scratches and bruises were noted in the medical examiner’s report, but they were not serious and took less than three weeks to heal.
The girl was charged with physically harming and insulting policewomen in the line of duty.
“I admit to assaulting the officer,” the Jordanian told the Public Prosecution, but went on to explain her side of the story.
“I was at the Hoora Police Station, where my statement was being taken following the arrest of my sister on suspicion of stealing smartphones from Talabat drivers.
“The policewoman told me to hurry up, and then began yelling at me. I apologise for my actions.”
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