A pensioner dubbed “Asbo gran” because of her history of offending has been fined in her latest court appearance.
At Perth Sheriff Court yesterday, Sheriff Lindsay Fowlis ordered Joan Courtney to pay £100 for assaulting neighbour Derek Scotland and another £100 for approaching him again despite being banned from doing so by a court order.
The 73-year-old, of County Place, Stanley, admitted approaching Mr Scotland on May 25 and shouting at him on the street.
She was also charged with assaulting Mr Scotland by grabbing his arm on May 3.
Courtney’s history of offences saw her given an Asbo last year, making her one of the oldest women in the country to be given such an order. The year-long Asbo forbids her from attacking people in the area around her home.
Perth and Kinross Council went to court to get the Asbo granted in the wake of several incidents, including one which saw her attempt to strangle a 77-year-old woman in a fight over a parking space.
Courtney was arrested in July 2011 and charged with attacking Ruby Anderson by throttling and slapping her.
