A17-year-old boy who cannot be named because he is a minor, was remanded in custody today after he pleaded not guilty to kicking a police woman in the leg as the officers tried to break up a fight in Paceville.

The boy, who is the son of a well-known criminal, allegedly kicked Sergeant Mariucca Scicluna in the leg when she tried to pull him out of a fight on Saturday at around 1 a.m.

The boy pleaded not guilty to slightly injuring her, threatening officers, disobeying orders, breaching public peace and breaching the conditions of a previous release.

Lawyer Joe Brincat said there were around 20 young men who had turned on his client, and with no friends around to help him out, a fight broke out.

Police Inspector Nikolai Sant, said that the police were there to help him and this attack was completely unwarranted. He added that the accused was always walking past police, gesturing and making offensive signs to them and they turned a blind eye.

Dr Brincat rebutted and said that because of his fathers’ situation, and certain comments and articles in the media, his client's mother has lost a lot of work and was finding it hard to bring him up properly.

Magistrate Miriam Hayman after considering the arguments in her chambers remanded him in custody.