A woman from Hucknall has been jailed for sexually assaulting an emergency services worker.

Julie Hinde, 58, was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison and was placed on the Sex Offenders Register for a period of seven years for the assault on a staff member from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS).

Ms Hinde was found guilty at trial for the offence and appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Friday 18 November last year for sentencing.

In addition to her custodial sentence, she was given a two-year restraining order which included barring her from contacting the staff member, who was the victim of the assault, directly or indirectly or via any social media platforms.

A few weeks on from the sentencing EMAS has released a statement in reaction to both the incident and the legal outcome.

George Reid, Lead Security Management Specialist at EMAS, said: "Our staff work hard every day to deliver the best possible care to the public we serve. Actions like this make their job even harder and we will always take action where we can.

"We have a zero tolerance approach to any level of abuse or assault against our staff. We worked with the staff to support them through the process of giving evidence with the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure the defendant received the appropriate punishment."