Denise Bradley, 44, from Castle Drive in Caledon, appeared at Dungannon Magistrates Court charged with breaching a restraining order by contacting police without a genuine reason on 21 April.

Bradley faces a suspended sentence for prior convictions of repeatedly calling emergency services without cause and then refusing treatment or advice.

A police officer told the court that Bradley called 999 stating she felt down and was self-harming. Police alerted the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, and both services attended the scene.

During the response, Bradley called police again to say she had changed her mind, wanted to live, did not want them to attend, and needed her prescription medication located some distance away.

Officers arrived and stayed while ambulance staff assessed her. Paramedics later reported that Bradley declined medical help and left the ambulance.

Bradley then contacted police herself. The call handler advised her to stay with paramedics, but she refused, saying she did not want to go to hospital or wait there.

Police found her and offered medical assistance, which she rejected. She asked officers to retrieve her prescription and drive her to the butchers for food.

Officers arrested her for breaching the restraining order. Her defence barrister confirmed the breach was accepted and did not seek bail.

District Judge Francis Rafferty called the no-bail decision wise. He adjourned the case for pre-sentence reports and directed prosecution to calculate the hours Bradley's actions took from police and ambulance services and the resulting public impact.

Bradley was remanded in custody for a video-link appearance next month.