A BUSSELTON woman has been charged with twice attempting to bite a police officer on the crotch.

But Senior Sergeant Steve Principe said the officer managed to avoid the bite both times.

The 26-year-old woman was arrested at McDonalds in Busselton at midnight, after reports she had been disturbing other customers.

She was taken back to Busselton Police Station to be charged and processed.

Senior Sergeant Principe said the woman lashed out at a male Senior Constable in the charge room.

“She threw a cup of water at him, and then she went to bite him in the genital area,” he said.

“I don’t think she made contact — he pulled away.

“She then bit him on the hand — he had gloves on — and tried to spit at him.”

The bite broke the skin but did not puncture the glove.

The woman was then taken to Busselton Hospital, at her request, before being taken to Bunbury Regional Hospital for assessment and allegedly attacking the Senior Constable again in the carpark.

“She has then scratched the officer on the forearm, drawing blood, and then she again attempted to bite him on the crotch,” Senior Sergeant Principe said.

The Senior Constable has had a blood test to check for communicable diseases and will have to wait three months for the result.

The woman, of no fixed address, was charged with two counts of assaulting a public officer and will face court at a later date.