A man bit one of the police officers escorting him to a homeless shelter, ending up in custody.

Kevin Yanick Malthide Compaore, 22, from Burkina Faso, was arraigned just hours after the alleged violence, which broke out when two officers were escorting him from Rabat to the Birkirkara shelter where he resided.

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Police were called to a residence in Rabat, after the man allegedly kicked up a racket in the early hours of Friday morning.

On the way to the shelter, he allegedly got violent, the prosecution explained. Two policemen were hurt, with one of them being bitten and bruised by the alleged suspect.

Mr Compaore was charged with assaulting and resisting police, causing bodily harm to the two officers who were performing their duty, slightly injuring them, disobeying lawful police orders, threatening the officers, disturbing the peace and breaching a conditional discharge.

Just three days ago, the alleged culprit had been granted a conditional discharge over domestic violence charges and had been ordered not to approach the victim, the court was told.

The man, also charged as a recidivist, had allegedly breached this court condition, prosecuting inspector Elliott Magro argued when making submissions against the request for bail, also pointing out the serious nature of the offence.

The court, presided over by magistrate Aaron Bugeja, turned down the request for bail, remanding the man in custody.

Lawyer Josette Sultana was legal aid counsel.