A WOMAN from Melksham is to appear before Swindon Court on Tuesday July 7 charged with assaulting a police officer.

Shannon Graham, 32, of Church Walk, Melksham, is alleged to have kicked and punched a police officer while in custody at Melksham on Thursday, June 25.

She also faces further offences of criminal damage to a car on June 20 and shoplifting offences in Melksham, Chippenham and Corsham.