AN off-duty police officer rushed to break up a fight between two women outside a Mildura supermarket, only to be bitten and scratched while trying to apprehend one of the women.

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Nikita Peterson, 27, pleaded guilty to charges before the Mildura Magistrates' Court after being arrested and remanded over the altercation.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Raef Olive...