A woman who trashed her former partner’s car after finding out he was going on holiday despite owing her money for child support admitted she had “reacted poorly”.
Rachel Duncan, 23, appeared in the dock at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and admitted to smashing the windows of her ex-partner’s vehicle after finding out he was packing to go on holiday to Turkey.
Her solicitor told the court that Duncan had “quite simply had enough”.
She also then breached a condition not to approach the man less than 24 hours later by turning up at his home in Aberdeen with a hammer.
After pleading guilty to one charge of threatening behaviour and admitting a second charge of breaching a bail condition, Duncan’s solicitor said she had “reacted poorly”.
Duncan found outside man’s home with hammer 24 hours later
Fiscal depute Andrew McMann previously told the court the incident occurred on April 24 after Duncan video-called her former partner to discuss money for child support when she saw he was packing a bag.
When she was told he was going on holiday, Duncan was angry and threatened to smash her ex’s vehicle and “his friend’s face”.
After threatening several times to show up at his home, she turned up at his address at around 9pm the same day and smashed the front-side window and windscreen of his vehicle.
Duncan was arrested and later released under the condition that she stays away from her former partner.
Less than 24 hours later, she was found in breach of the bail condition when police found her outside the man’s home with a hammer.
‘She had quite simply had enough’
Defence agent Stuart Murray told the court that Duncan had done her best to maintain a civil relationship with her former partner.
Their past relationship was described by Duncan as “violent” Mr Murray said but added that his client has attempted to remain civil for the sake of the couple’s children.
However, when she realised he was packing to go on holiday despite giving her no money for child support, she “snapped”.
He said: “It’s the case that she had quite simply had enough. She found herself in a situation that she reacted poorly.
“She had no plan to confront the complainer face-to-face.
“There is some gravity to the nature of the offending but I think that this is the last time Ms Duncan will find herself in court.”
Sheriff Morag McLaughlin sentenced Duncan, of Newburgh Road, Bridge of Don, to a community payback order with nine months supervision.
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