A young woman has been charged with throwing an 8-week-old baby at police officers.

She appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning where she faced one charge of throwing the infant at police.

According to court documents, the 21-year-old Hamilton woman was responsible for the care of the baby and her conduct was a “major departure from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person”.

The woman was remanded on bail by community magistrate Kaye Davies to reappear in court later this month.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.

- Natalie Akoorie, Open Justice