A "WILDCAT" schoolgirl and her partner in crime have been locked up for eight months after a reign of terror on a Worcester estate.

The 14-year-olds have attacked police officers, taunted a woman about losing her baby and beaten a school caretaker so badly he was off work for weeks.

But the foul-mouthed pair, who have a string of convictions, cannot be named because Droitwich magistrates refused to lift an order banning their identification - despite an application by the Evening News.

They admitted 24 charges including causing actual bodily harm, harassment, assaulting police officers, and breaching bail conditions.

Susan Cliff, prosecuting yesterday, said the pair's offending started in April - three months after their release from custody.

They took exception to being told to leave Spar in Cranham Drive, Warndon.

Girl A - dubbed a "wildcat" by police - barged through a door which flew off its hinges then, with her pal, hurled shopping baskets at the security guard, shouting obscenities.

Police spotted them hiding in a nearby garden and she picked up a metal washing line pole and clubbed one officer round the head.

Three weeks later, Elbury Mount caretaker Michael Lloyd tackled a gang they were with about breaking bottles in the playground.

"The pair started kicking him in the back of the legs with such force his legs went numb," said Mrs Cliff.

Police turned up and Girl A ran towards a WPC and kicked her in the face, screamed racist abuse at an Asian officer and later punched the Worcester custody sergeant's head.

On Thursday, May 31, the duo spotted Natasha Yeomans driving along Tetbury Drive, in Warndon. Girl A already had a restraining order on her to keep away from Natasha's sister Rebecca and her mum Michelle.

"They taunted her to get out of the car and fight," Mrs Cliff said.

She managed to escape but, the following day, the duo were spotted banging on her front door. Natasha's mum confronted them.

"They both started shouting nasty things about the fact that she had just lost a baby," added Mrs Cliff.

"They started singing Bye Bye Baby and London's Burning, shouting, 'I'll burn down your f***ing house."

When police found the pair Girl A promised to "come quietly", then kicked a WPC in the face and chest. Girl B kicked the two officers trying to arrest her.

Richard Wilkes, defending Girl A, insisted she was "not all bad" and asked the magistrates to consider tagging her.

She was late reporting to the police as part of her bail conditions, he said, because it was the night EastEnders fans found out who shot Phil Mitchell.

"Like millions of others, she wanted to watch it," he said.

She maintained the Spar door incident was an accident, but the prosecution took until yesterday to drop the criminal damage charge.

"After that, she felt she was in a downward spiral," added Mr Wilkes.

Anne Brain, defending Girl B, blamed her parents' marriage split for her behaviour.

Like Girl A, she said, Girl B had a drink problem.

"If she goes for detention and training, she'll be learning much more about offending and offending behaviour," she added.