AN ILLEGAL immigrant from Brazil struggled with police when she was arrested in Rosyth.

Cegina Maia, 42, then gave a false name twice to police officers.

Maia appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

She admitted that on December 22, at Torridon Place, Rosyth, she resisted two police officers, struggled with them, made her body go limp repeatedly, fell to the floor and refused to move.

She also admitted that on December 23, at Dunfermline police station, she gave a false name and attempted to pervert the course of justice.

Depute fiscal Laura McManus said Maia was living with her partner in Torridon Place at the time of the incident.

There was a disturbance which resulted in Maia phoning the police. When they attended having made some inquiries with her partner, the officers arrested the accused.

She gave a name which was later found to be false. She then began to struggle with officers and at one point pretended to faint.

The depute continued: “She mimicked that she was fainting and fell to the floor. She refused to get back up and had to be pulled up.”

At the police station, she again gave the false name.

The depute said it had been confirmed by the Home Office that Maia was an illegal immigrant having come to this country in 2011 and stayed on after her visiting period without permission.

Defence solicitor Elaine Buist said her client gave a false name because, “she knows she has a difficulty with the immigration department”.

Sheriff James Macdonald said: “This court is not concerned about your immigration status. That’s for others to decide.”

He pointed out that Maia was a first offender and had been in custody since December. 23

He added: “You’ve spent enough time in custody in my view,” and admonished her.

The court was told the immigration authorities were being kept up to date with court proceedings.