A woman who was the victim of an assault had been “blamed” by her attacker for the death of a man, a court heard.
Stacey Reid, 24, of Arklay Terrace, Dundee, admitted assaulting Jamie Lee Simpson on June 19 last year.
Forfar Sheriff Court heard there was “bad blood” between Ms Simpson and Ms Reid, along with others.
Fraser Hutchison, 25, died at Ms Simpson’s home in Arbroath last year.
The events surrounding his death had led to ill-feeling, with Mr Hutchison’s friends and family “blaming Ms Simpson for his death”, the court heard.
The court was told that on the day of the offence, Reid saw Ms Simpson outside an address in St Thomas Crescent, Arbroath, and assaulted her by kicking her twice.
The court heard the incident was over “fairly quickly” and the accused walked off.
Ms Simpson was left uninjured by the attack.
Reid admitted attacking Ms Simpson by repeatedly kicking her on the body.
Sheriff Gregor Murray deferred sentence on Reid, a single mother-of-one and part-time barmaid, until July 13 for the preparation of a background report.
Mr Hutchison, a former Ladyloan Primary and Arbroath Academy pupil, was described as a “popular and well-known figure” in Angus.
A talented young footballer, he had played for several local sides growing up, including Arbroath Lads and St Murdoch’s.
Described as “the heart of the family” by his mother, sister and partner, he died just two months before the birth of his daughter last year.
After his death, his former partner Samantha Scott said Mr Hutchison “was totally buzzing” at the prospect of becoming a father for the first time and would have been “a brilliant dad”.
Mr Hutchison’s sister Jolene said: “Fraser was in a family of women and he was the heart of it. He kept us on our toes.
“He was the backbone of this family, the strength for me and my mum for anything we needed and would step up whenever he had to.
“He was an amazing uncle to my little girl, Alanna. He was like a dad to her. She called him ‘Unci’ and he just doted on her.”
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