Rebekah Joy Bloomfield sentenced for serious assault of police officer, weapon offence

A mum who landed a flurry of blows into a woman’s face was later caught with a flick-knife by hospital staff, and lashed out at police seeking to detain her.

Rebekah Joy Bloomfield, 32, appeared by videolink in Mackay Magistrates Court following charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and the serious assault of a police officer by spitting in their face.

A mother of two who spat in the face of a police officer after being caught with a flick-knife has learned her fate.

Rebekah Joy Bloomfield, 32, appeared by videolink in Mackay Magistrates Court on November 8, charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, seriously assaulting a police officer and assaulting a stranger.

On December 4, 2023 Ms Bloomfield assaulted a woman at a shop, punching her in the face “numerous times” and bruising the victims eye, eyelid, eyeball and cutting her mouth.

Magistrate Bronwyn Hartigan said the injuries sustained by the victim were not of the highest level, but they weren’t insignificant.

“It’s a serious matter you did not know that person … she wouldn’t of expected that she certainly didn’t deserve that.”

On May 3, 2024 she was charged with possession of a weapon following the discovery she was hiding a flick-knife in her bra by a hospital nurse who patted her down.

On August 30, Ms Bloomfield expressed “some suicidal ideation” and was detained for an emergency examination at a hospital, the court heard.

While she was being taken for that purpose by a police officers she clawed at one with her nails, causing cuts,and spat at another officer using “a large volume of spit”.

The spit landed on the right side of the officer’s cheek which Ms Hartigan said was “fortunate”.

“There was no risk of contracting a disease from you,” Ms Hartigan said.

“You might have no disease but the police officer doesn’t know and I tell you now that until your spit comes back from analysis those people can’t touch anybody for six months.

“If they’re married they can’t kiss, they can’t have sex, they can’t do anything because that can be contracted.”

Ms Bloomfield’s defence solicitor Laura Santin said her client moved from the Gold Coast to Airlie Beach where she stayed in a women’s refuge and started a support program for women in crisis.

The court heard Ms Bloomfield wrote an apology letter to the police she assaulted and made admissions this offending was due to poor mental health.

Ms Santin advocated against a parole sentence for Ms Bloomfield on the grounds Ms Bloomfield was involved in an ongoing domestic violence situation which may require her to move from one area to the next.

“Being on parole may affect her ability to engage which may set her up for failure,” Ms Santin said.

Ms Hartigan stressed the seriousness of Ms Bloomfields assault on police and a member of the public and took into account her 70 days spent in custody.

Ms Bloomfield was convicted in relation to all matters and granted a suspended sentence of four months imprisonment for her assault at the shops, four months for the serious assault by scratching and six months for the assault by spitting on the officer.

Ms Hartigan said Ms Bloomfields time in custody from August 30 and November 7 2024 was two months already served bringing her total concurrent suspended sentence to four months.

“That means you’ll be released today,” Ms Hartigan said.

“I hope we’ll never see you again.”

Originally published as Rebekah Joy Bloomfield sentenced for serious assault of police officer, weapon offence