A DRUNKEN nuisance 'time waster' who faked a cardiac arrest and attacked a paramedic has been warned she faces tougher sentences - but there will be no compensation for her victim.

Wendy Heywood shoved and swore at a paramedic who attended her home in Kingsbury Road, Worcester and wriggled free of handcuffs when police arrived to talk to her about the attack on the emergency worker.

Now the 56-year-old, who has also caused problems for her neighbours, has been made subject to a criminal behaviour order to manage her bad behaviour.

As previously reported, she admitted the assault, resisting/obstructing an officer, failing to comply with a community protection notice and breach of a conditional discharge.

The two-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) was granted by Worcester Magistrates Court and orders her to attend an appointment with Cranstoun which operates the drug and alcohol recovery service.

She also now faces multiple prohibitions surrounding any future contact with emergency workers, as well as her general behaviour and behaviour towards her neighbours.

Chairman of the bench David Shadwell warned Heywood: "If you breach it, it gets really, really serious."

Magistrates did not order compensation to paramedic Steven Hill who was pushed at least three times by Heywood in the back when he visited her home on February 28 this year after she had called the emergency services claiming she was suffering a cardiac arrest which turned out not to be the case.

When the same paramedic returned after she called again an hour later, Heywood was verbally abusive towards him.

Mr Shadwell said: "We don't think a push and a shove warrants compensation."