A woman lashed out at police during attempts to place her into handcuffs at a home in the capital city yesterday evening.

RNC were met by the 66-year-old after being called to a disturbance in the east end just after 6 p.m.

The woman was unwilling to cooperate with police and after several attempts to deescalate the situation, she assaulted one of the officers.

She was taken into custody on charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and breach of court order.

She was held for court.