Officer's shock as woman coughed in face of two West Yorkshire police while shouting Covid

Sergeant Green, posting on his professional West Yorkshire Police Twitter account, said the woman then proceeded to call the detention officer 'every name under the sun'.

The woman was arrested for two counts of assaulting a police officer.

It is not specified exactly where the incident occured, although Sgt Green is an officer covering Baildon and Bingley in Bradford.

Sgt Green said: "So hard to stay professional booking in a female who has coughed in the faces of 2 of our officers whilst shouting Covid.

"She then called my Detention Officer every name under the sun. Arrested for assault PC x2. Enquiries continue #ProtectTheProtectors"

It comes just weeks after a police officer reported that large crowds of people were 'coughing and spitting' at police during a serious incident in Yorkshire.

In that incident, the officer described 'large crowds shoulder to shoulder, spitting on the floor and coughing at us when asking them to move back.'

West Yorkshire Police Federation said that the incident was not an isolated one, unfortunately.

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