A Hendon man kicked a female police officer in the stomach multiple times and racially abused another officer during the day of the Tyne-Wear derby.
Thomas Allan, who was drunk, had a confrontation with police after he was denied entry to a station. He shouted abuse at one officer and then got arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
As they attempted to arrest him, he then proceeded to kick a female officer three times in the stomach and then racially abused a black officer in the process.
Allan, 38, of Hendon Valley Road, Sunderland, who has 91 convictions on his record and was out of prison on licence at the time, admitted racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress and assault on an emergency worker.
Judge Tim Gittins said the racial abuse was “abhorrent” and told Allan: “It demonstrated, in your drunken state, hostility towards him simply because he has a different colour of skin to you, which demonstrates an ugly ignorance.”
Judge Gittins said the officer who was kicked was simply trying to do her job and look after people.
Allan was sentence to 18 weeks and ordered to pay £200 compensation to both officers.