An Orpington woman has been arrested and charged after being accused of assaulting five police officers and one nurse.

Louisa Deighton, 33, of Chesterfield Close, was nicked on May 21 on suspicion of thefts on the high street in Sevenoaks.

She is alleged to have damaged a police vehicle and a telephone at the station, as well as attacking the emergency workers.

Ms Deighton has been charged with robbery and eight counts of theft from a shop in the high street between April 26 and May 16.

Kent Police say she was remanded in custody by Medway Magistrates’ Court to appear at a hearing before Maidstone Crown Court on 23 June.