A struggling mother who took drugs to help her sleep fought a street battle with police officers she falsely believed were kidnappers come to kill and bury her, a court heard.
Ashleigh Marsh, 26, had the episode when she saw a shovel in the boot of the police vehicle and started flailing her arms around, believing she had fallen into the clutches of a kidnapping gang posing as police officers.
She kicked one female constable known only as PC Potter in the chest before kicking out at other officers as they overpowered her.
Later, when she was being interviewed, the 26-year-old mother admitted she had taken an undisclosed drug two days earlier after suffering a bout of sleepless nights, but denied having any mental health issues.
Heather Bell, prosecuting, explained to Chester Magistrates' court, how on May 25, police officers received several calls about Marsh 'acting erratically, screaming and shouting in the street' and 'running up and down saying 'Who is there?'''.
