The officers had to self-isolate after Covid-positive Jamie Smith spat at them, a court hears.
A teenager who spat at police officers knowing he had tested positive for Covid-19 has received a custodial sentence.
Smith, 19, of Devonshire Road, Great Yarmouth, admitted charges including assault at Norwich Crown Court.Smith, who admitted harassment, theft, assault and a number of driving offences, was sentenced on 27 May to two and a half years in a young offender institution. He made off in the car and, following an unsuccessful pursuit, the vehicle was later found abandoned.
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