A MENTAL health sufferer breached a court order when she called police and falsely claimed she had been assaulted.

Melissa Barker 49, who has autism pleaded guilty at Worcester Magistrates Court to breaching the order which prevents her from contacting emergency services without a good reason to do so.

Prosecuting, Ralph Robyns- Landricombe said: "On January 9 the defendant phoned from outside Worcester Police Station and reported that she had been assaulted by six Asian males in the city centre."

Mr Robyns- Landricombe said police arrived to speak to Barker and she appeared intoxicated and was unsteady on her feet with slurred speech. After further engagement with officers she admitted she had not been assaulted, saying she prevented herself being assaulted.

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"When asked how she prevented herself being assaulted she said 'I don't have to tell the police anything, and then said, 'I am a black belt in martial arts, and I can take care of myself.’" Mr Robyns- Landricombe said.

Mark Sheward, defending Barker of Hill Street, Worcester said: "She is a vulnerable lady with mental health problems. She has only recently been diagnosed with autism, Aspergers, personality disorder, anxiety and depression, she has a lot going on."

"She had had some alcohol with friends, but they left her and she did get scared. She saw these males and felt unsafe and then went to the police station and made the allegation."

Barker told the magistrate: "I am sorry for what I have done."

Barker was given a 12-month community order with 60 hours of unpaid work, and fined £100 in costs and a victim surcharge of £90.

The case was heard on January 6.