A woman who was jailed for life for the murder of a 66-year-old man in Co Donegal in 2023, has been jailed on a separate charge of attacking two gardaí.
Nikita Burns appeared at Letterkenny District Court where she admitted assaulting two gardaí in January 2023.
Burns, 23, attacked the officers after staff at Letterkenny University Hospital called for help while she was being treated at the medical unit at 1.10am on 4 January, 2023.
The court was told that Burns was placed in a patrol car at the hospital following an incident.
However, she then tried to gouge the eyes of a female garda before pulling her hair and then also attacked a male officer by kicking him in the shins.
She later admitted the offences.
Burns' solicitor, Rory O'Brien, said that at the time of the attack his client had no previous convictions.
He said she had engaged fully with the Probation Services and a report had been handed into court.
Mr O'Brien said Burns was "suffering significant mental health deterioration" and had issues ongoing in her life.
He had previously explained how Burns had a very difficult life and had been placed in care at an early age.
She began experimenting with drugs and led to more difficulty and found herself homeless leading a very transient life, he added.
"She has no recollection of this incident," he said in relation to the assault on the gardaÍ.
He said custody has not been easy on Burns and there have "been very low moments", but her incarceration has allowed her to "reflect on her life and her actions".
Judge Éiteáin Cunningham reviewed her notes on the case and taking into account the mitigation and circumstances arising, she jailed Burns for four months on each of the two summonses.
The sentences are to run concurrently and will also run concurrent to the sentence she is currently serving.
Burns was found guilty last month of the murder Robert 'Robin' Wilkin in June, 2023.
Mr Wilkin was hit on the head with a rock and thrown off the Sliabh Liag cliffs.
Burns, along with her co-accused, 39-year-old Alan Vial, had both pleaded not guilty to Mr Wilkin's murder.
Each subsequently claimed the other did it, but a jury found both had engaged in a joint enterprise.
They were both sentenced to life in prison.
