A DEESIDE man who returned home drunk in the early hours after celebrating his birthday launched a sustained attack on police officers who were there.

Scott Jackson reigned blows onto a male officer and also assaulted a female officer, a court was told.

What Jackson did not know was that the officers, from Cheshire, had gone above and beyond their duty and had called an ambulance for his mother who suffering from a brain tumour and was not well.

North East Wales Magistrates Court heard the officers, who were on Deeside looking for an individual, were so concerned for her welfare that they did not want to leave her alone and they sat with her until the ambulance arrived.

But at about 4am Jackson, 30, arrived home at Brookdale Avenue in Connah's Quay after celebrating his birthday with family and friends in Chester.

Prosecutor Justine Espie said he was extremely intoxicated, was agitated, shouted "what the f... are the pigs doing here?" and launched an unprovoked attack upon them.

Jackson was sprayed with incapacitant and magistrates heard claims that he had acted in panic because he feared he had been blinded by the police.

Solicitor David Matthews, defending, said that his client had received a cornea transplant and in any event feared losing his sight.

His client was so ashamed that he could not watch body worn footage of the aftermath of the attack, which was played to the court, Mr Matthews said.

Magistrates said the two officers were there because of genuine concern for his mother and they had gone above and beyond their duty.

He launched a sustained and repeated assault which could not be allowed to happen to officers who were simply doing their duty.

Being drunk was no excuse, they said.

Jackson, who admitted two assaults on emergency workers, was jailed for 18 weeks and was ordered to pay £200 compensation to each of the two officers.

Mr Espie said that it was a totally unprovoked attack on public servants doing their duty.

Jackson was of heavy build, far larger that the two officers, and shouted: "What the f.... are you doing here?"

He was said to be foaming at the mouth, clenching his fists, bouncing and pumping himself up.

His mother who was distressed and told him not to embarrass her stood between them but Jackson was fixated on the male officer and appeared to have taken an instant dislike to him.

The officers feared for their safety, unclipped their captor sprays and asked |North Wales Police for assistance Jackson jumped forward and appeared to try to headbutt the male officer.

His female colleague sprayed the defendant in the eyes but it did not seem to have any effect as he attempted to punch the officer a number of times.

Jackson was said to be completely out of control as he attacked the male officer, the female officer pressed her emergency button for immediate assistance and then went to assist.

He elbowed her two or three times but she was not injured because it was to her body armour. She believed he would not stop, but also thought that if they did not stop him then they would not get out of there.

She tried to put him in a headlock but her arms would not fit around his neck.

The Mold court heard how she kicked him as hard as she could to the legs which caused him to go to the ground where they managed to handcuff him.

When arrested, he was abusive and said: "I don't care what happens to me.

"I will do prison standing on my head."

Two other officers arrived, one female, and he said to her: "You are just a woman. What can you do? You should not be here."

The officers had never experienced such violence and aggression.

Mr Matthews told the court his client had mental health issues.

He did not normally go out drinking but it had been his birthday, he returned home expecting to go to bed and found officers there but he accepted that he had over-reacted .

It was his case that he punched out blindly when he could not see.

He had received a cornea transplant, feared for his future sight, and was in a panic at the time believing he had been blinded by the officers.

Probation officer Tracey Flavell said he was ashamed of the way he had reacted.

There were clearly underlying views or attitudes with regard to the police that would benefit from being investigated to get to the bottom of why he had reacted in such a way, she said.