TWO police officers were attacked while on duty in the first two days of the year.

A 46-year-old engineer is facing allegations he bit an officer on the shoulder while being arrested when he appears in court later this month.

Meanwhile an 18-year-old Worthing woman was cautioned for beating another women and assaulting a female police officer.

Scott Lambert, of Browns Lane, Storrington, has been charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place and assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty following an incident in Pulborough on New Year's Day at around 12.45am.

Police were flagged down by a passer-by in High Street when two men were involved in an argument.

As the officers attempted to calm one of the men, he is accused of becoming abusive and was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly.

While he was being taken to Worthing custody centre, it is alleged he bit one of the officers on the shoulder.

Lambert was released on bail and is due to appear at Worthing Magistrates' Court on January 31.

Police officers were called to a house in Evelyn Road, Worthing, at around 3.30pm after reports of a domestic assault.

While they were dealing with the incident, the accused attacker, an 18-year-old woman, became aggressive and lashed out at a female officer, hitting and scratching her face.

She was arrested and taken into custody, where she was cautioned for the offences before being released later that evening.

Neither the original victim or the officer sustained injuries which required treatment.

Commenting on the second incident, chief inspector Howard Hodges, the district commander for Horsham, branded the behaviour unacceptable.

The Police Dependants' Trust, which provides financial and welfare support when an officer is killed or injured on duty, said they were sorry to hear of the incident and offered to help.

Background

ALL police officers responding to emergency calls now have cameras attached to their uniforms so they can film the incident. 

In March 2016 Sussex Police had issued more than 1,000 body-worn cameras to response officers since the start of the year. They are worn on the front of the officers' uniform at chest height to more or less film what they see, and the footage can be used as evidence if needed. In November 2015 four police officers were left with cuts and bruises after they responded to reports of a woman screaming in Parham Close, Brighton.