A WOMAN who refused to leave Jack Straw’s Blackburn offices without speaking to him assaulted two police officers as they physically removed her.

Blackburn magistrates heard that Zaurian Luqman kicked both officers and stamped on the foot of one with her heel, all the time screaming threats and abuse at them and members of staff.

And when she was outside Luqman kicked out at an 08 registered BMW belonging to Lancashire Constabulary which was assigned to Mr Straw’s protection team.

Luqman, 40, of Eyebrook Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, pleaded guilty to two charges of police assault and damaging the car.

She was made subject to community supervision for two years and ordered to pay £250 compensation and £100 costs..

Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said Damian Talbot, a member of Mr Straw’s staff, saw Miss Luqman standing at the door and spoke to her through the intercom.

She said she didn’t have an appointment but had some documents to drop off.

At the same time another lady arrived to deliver some chocolates and Luqman entered the building at the same time.

She was told that if she needed to see Mr Straw he had a surgery later in the day but she was not happy and started shouting for the Justice Secretary.

Detective Sergeant Jagjivan Singh Khangura, of the Metropolitan police’s special protection department became involved and asked Luqman to leave.

“By this stage she was very worked up and was sitting on a bench refusing to leave,” said Miss Allan.

“She was swearing profusely and struggled violently when the two police officers took hold of her arms and escorted her out.”

As she was taken down the stairs Luqman was shouting and swearing at the top of her voice and kicked Sergeant Khangura on the legs and stamped on his foot.

Sian Hall, defending, said Luqman had not gone to the office to cause any problems.

She said her client felt she had been forcibly removed without justification and claimed the damage to the car had been reckless rather than deliberate.

Passing sentence District Judge Peter Ward said he was satisfied that at the time of the incident Luqman had been suffering some form of mental illness.