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Abertillery woman jailed again after assaulting police officers

Alison Sanders, 50, was sentenced to 12 weeks at Newport Magistrates' Court after admitting attacks on two officers and a woman.

Abertillery woman jailed again after assaulting police officers
Alison Sanders Image: South Wales Police

A woman who was imprisoned last year for assaulting emergency workers is back behind bars after admitting further attacks on police officers and another woman. ⚖️

The offences

Alison Sanders, 50, of Glan Ebbw Terrace, Abertillery, attacked two police officers in the town on August 15, 2025. She then assaulted a woman in Cardiff on March 11.

Criminal history

Sanders received a 32-week prison sentence last year for assaulting emergency workers.

Sentencing

She pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of assault by beating. Sanders was sentenced to 12 weeks in custody and ordered to pay compensation to her victims.

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