A disabled woman may be unfit to stand trial, accused of hurling a chair from a balcony at Yes campaigners canvassing in last year’s independence referendum, a court has heard.
Pettina Capaldi denies the charge and was due to stand trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Monday.
The alleged incident occurred as Jim Sillars rallied for votes in the run-up to the September 18 vote.
He was touring Kirkcaldy in his “Margo Mobile”, named after his late wife, former independent MSP Margo MacDonald.
It is alleged that Capaldi, who uses a wheelchair, shouted, swore and threw furniture from her home on Lindores Drive on August 29.
The incident took place two days after Labour MP Jim Murphy was pelted with eggs in the town during his 100 towns in 100 days soapbox tour.
Capaldi, 53, faces a charge of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner likely to cause fear and alarm.
However, defence solicitor Peter Robertson told the court Capaldi had been certified as unfit to stand trial by her doctor.
“The letter from the doctor isn’t the most detailed but he says she is unfit,” Mr Robertson said.
“She suffers from fibromyalgia and is in a wheelchair.”
Depute fiscal Nicola Henderson said: “It would be helpful for the defence to provide more information as to whether she will ever be able to stand trial on this matter.”
Sheriff James Williamson set a new trial date for October.