A Glenrothes couple punched a 74-year-old woman on the head as they tried to force their way into her home to get revenge on her great-grandson.
Pensioner Patricia Bateman was left in hysterics after trying to protect her home and great-grandson from Alexander Nicolson and Hayley Mill.
Depute fiscal Lauri Mitchell told Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court that Ms Bateman’s great-grandson had been involved in a fallout with the son of both of the accused. He ran into Ms Bateman’s house for safety after being chased by a gang of youths.
Ms Bateman opened her door to find Mill was part of the group and was shouting and swearing at the boy.
Ms Mitchell said: “Mill asked the boy to come outside and became more aggressive. She tried to force her way in and a struggle ensued.”
Mill put her foot in the doorway to stop Ms Bateman closing the door but the pensioner eventually got it closed.
Believing Mill had left, Bateman opened the door again, only to discover the woman was still there, this time holding a baby, and had been joined by her partner, Nicolson.
Ms Bateman’s grandson, the father of the targeted child, arrived on the scene and found his grandmother in a state of hysterics, with both the accused shouting in her face.
Ms Mitchell added: “Nicolson made contact with her head by what appears to have been a punch to the head causing Ms Bateman to stumble backward.”
Mill, 27, and Nicolson, 34, both of Ednam Drive, Glenrothes, admitted that on June 25 at Greenlaw Crescent, Glenrothes, they repeatedly shouted, swore and attempted to gain entry uninvited to a house and struggled with Patricia Bateman, then aged 74, whereby she was punched on the head and pushed, causing her to stumble backwards.
The pair were released on bail and Sheriff Max Hendry deferred sentence until next month to allow for the preparation of reports.