POLICE are set to destroy a woman’s bike handlebars after she used them as a weapon.

Martine Chaplin, 57, used the handlebars in a threatening way in Affleck Road, Colchester, on May 31.

During the same incident, she assaulted a man and used abusive language against him.

Chaplin, of Affleck Road, Colchester, admitted possession of a weapon, common assault and using abusive language when she appeared before Colchester Magistrates’ Court.

The defendant was ordered to pay £385 in a fine, costs and surcharge.

An order was made for the forfeiture and destruction of the handlebars.