Magistrate Erin Kennedy said she had to send a message to the community that spitting on police was not acceptable.

Ms Kennedy said spitting was a frightening assault because victims did not know what diseases might be in the saliva of the person spitting on them.

She made the comments after convicting 24-year-old Sydney woman Alana Rapley on three counts of common assault and one count each of intimidation and assaulting police.

Rapley, of Cremorne, admitted to Ms Kennedy that she was affected by alcohol the night she assaulted a man and woman and threatened to kill a second man.

She represented herself in Wagga Local Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to the offences.

The assaults happened on a property east of Wagga just after 5pm on December 16.

According to undisputed police facts tendered to the court, Rapley’s bad behaviour began at a gathering.

She gave a group of people the “finger” and said “thanks for being so welcoming”.

She then stood up and punched a woman to the back of the head.

Rapley swung a punch at a man when he went to intervene, and the blow glanced off the back of his head.

Rapley then spat on him, the saliva hitting his sunglasses, before she was calmed by another person and walked away.

Police called to the property arrived about 7pm and after taking notes from Rapley’s victims told her she was under arrest for assault.

Rapley reacted badly, throwing a shoe at the face of the man she had earlier punched and spat on.

After police handcuffed Rapley and walked her away, she kicked the man in the leg.

Just before Rapley was placed in a police vehicle she swore and spat on a senior constable, the saliva landing on the shoulder of his shirt.

Sitting in the vehicle, Rapley yelled out to a nearby man: “I’m going to … kill you, I’ll kill you”.

At the Wagga police station, Rapley declined to speak about her assaults on the man and the woman, but she apologised for spitting on the police officer.

“It had nothing to do with you guys. I did do that, and I do apologise,” she said.

Rapley was placed on four 14-month supervised good behaviour bonds for the assaults and intimidation.