Erica Stefanie Leslie Leeder leaving court after being released on bail. Picture: Marie Nirme
A WA woman has appeared in court charged with squirting a policewoman with her breast milk.
Erica Stefanie Leeder, 26, faced Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday accused of assaulting the female officer while she was being strip searched at Rockingham police station.
It has been alleged that while she was undergoing the examination she grabbed her own breast and squirted milk on to the officer’s forehead, arms and clothing.
She was charged with assaulting a police officer and appeared in court on Match 31 where she was refused bail on the grounds she needed to show exceptional circumstances.
At Tuesday’s appearance, a duty lawyer successfully applied for bail after proving Leeder arguing the Calista woman did not have to give the court exceptional circumstances, had a place to stay and could provide a surety.
The court was told at the brief appearance that Ms Leeder had previously been convicted and granted a suspended jail term in 2012 for similar offences to the one she is currently facing.
During the appearance her lawyer accepted that because of her history, the 26-year-old could face a jail term if she was found guilty of the latest charges.
She was ordered to see mental health specialists and will reappear in Perth Magistrates Court in May.
