A Perth woman assaulted her boyfriend, then broke a strict court order by asking him for Calvin Harris tickets.
Sinead Lovie admitted spitting on her partner during an argument at her home.
The 22-year-old pled guilty to a reduced charge after spending her birthday on trial at Perth Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
The man told the trial he returned home from work at about 11pm on February 27 and was concerned about Lovie because she had not responded to texts.
He said a row broke out when he asked why her ex-boyfriend had been at their home.
The support worker said Lovie spat in his face as he was leaving the flat.
The court heard Lovie broke a bail condition not to contact her former partner by messaging him in July, demanding he return two concert tickets for superstar DJ Calvin Harris.
Lovie wrote in a text: “Hope you’re happy with yourself. Lucy needs those tickets.
“Give them to her. I don’t care about mine. Give her those tickets.”
The man recognised her number and reported the illicit contact to police.
Officers arrived to quiz Lovie and she asked them: “Is this about Lucy’s tickets?
“I texted Michael. I panicked and texted him.”
Sheriff Charles Lugton placed Lovie on probation for a year for the assault.
She was admonished for the bail breach.
Needs a butter hiding place
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Tea flinger
A Kirkcaldy shoplifter who refused to give fingerprint samples after being arrested has been jailed for throwing a cup of “ice cold” tea at a custody officer.
Denise King was taken into custody at the town’s police station on December 10 and refused to provide DNA.
After being returned to her cell, she buzzed for a custody support officer to ask for a nurse.
When told a nurse was not available, the 35-year-old hurled a cup of tea at the cell hatch, striking the female officer in the face.
After being charged with assault, King said: “It might take the dye out of her hair, she doesn’t suit it.”
King appeared from custody at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court and also admitted stealing £94 worth of goods from Food Warehouse in Glenrothes on October 25 and pilfering two bottles of Jura whisky from the Bonnygate Co-op in Cupar on January 27 last year.
Her solicitor Martin McGuire said King, listed as being of Cairns Street East, had actually been effectively homeless for two years.
Sheriff Alastair Brown jailed her for eight months.
The sheriff told her: “There is no reason why people who are working for the public’s benefit should be subjected to that sort of behaviour.
“I take the view that no other sentence is appropriate.”
Earlier this year, King admitted shoplifting offences dating back to 2020, targeting the Boots on Kirkcaldy High Street and Nisa store in Dysart’s Normand Road.
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Wife ban
An Alyth man has been ordered to stay away from his wife for two years after a distressing outburst at her home.
At Perth Sheriff Court, Keith Craw, of Isla Court, admitted shouting, swearing and acting aggressively towards his then-partner, before damaging a microwave and a pot.
He pled guilty to a domestically-aggravated charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, likely to cause fear or alarm, at a property in Rattray on August 12.
Sheriff Francis Gill fined the 49-year-old £315 and ordered him to keep clear of his wife as part of a two-year non-harassment order.
“This would have been a very upsetting incident for the complainer,” the sheriff said.
Death crash guilt
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Jealous ex
Lee Burnett found out another man was at his ex-girlfriend’s home and slashed his car tyres.
The 34-year-old, of The Barony in East Wemyss, previously pled guilty to vandalism and assault at Kirkcaldy’s John Pitcairn Place on August 13 this year.
At Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, fiscal depute Jill Drummond said Burnett messaged his former partner asking about a man she was with but she ignored it.
About 15 minutes later, a witness told her she had seen Burnett slash four tyres of the man’s car and she was going to contact police.
The fiscal depute said the woman and man were inspecting the slashed and deflated tyres when Burnett approached them.
The two men “scuffled briefly” as Burnett attempted to strike him.
When police arrived, Burnett approached officers and told them the other man had grabbed him first.
He also denied slashing the tyres.
The court heard police estimated the cost of repair to be £1,000, though the man later claimed he had been quoted £1,600.
Burnett’s defence lawyer said hr client is remorseful and his behaviour was “out of character”.
Sheriff Timothy Niven-Smith sentenced Burnett to carry out 106 hours of unpaid work and imposed a non-harassment order.
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