A woman has been locked up after battering an acquaintance and stealing her jacket after taking a potentially “lethal” cocktail of drugs.
Olivia Rennie, who is also known by the surnames Ritchie and Morris, had been out for a walk in Fraserburgh with the woman and a third person.
But out of the blue, Rennie lashed out and began punching the woman in the face before wrestling her jacket off her.
The 23-year-old made off with the garment but was lifted by police officers later the same day – while wearing the jacket.
Fiscal depute Lynne MacVicar told Aberdeen Sheriff Court: “At about 8.15pm on March 29 2022, the complainer met up with the accused and a friend to go for a walk on Park Street, Fraserburgh.
“Suddenly, the accused repeatedly punched the complainer in the face before seizing hold of the jacket she was wearing and removing it from her.
‘Great deal of good fortune’ that Rennie is still here
“The jacket had the complainer’s mobile telephone, a quantity of cash and medication and house keys within it.”
Rennie continued to act in an “aggressive manner” while in possession of the jacket, so the woman opted to simply walk away.
She was left with a swollen and bloodied lip and a graze on her neck but declined medical attention.
Police were alerted to the attack and took the woman home.
Ms MacVicar said: “The accused was later traced wearing the complainer’s jacket and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
“The complainer’s phone was also recovered from the accused at this time.
“She was cautioned, arrested and initially taken to hospital due to her intoxication.”
She was discharged the following day and taken to Fraserburgh police station where she confirmed she’d consumed a “cocktail” of drugs throughout the evening.
The fiscal said: “She was unable to account for being in possession of the complainer’s phone and claimed the jacket she was wearing belonged to an associate.”
Drugs ‘could have been lethal’
Rennie, described in court papers as a prisoner of HMP Grampian, pled guilty to assault to injury and robbery.
Defence agent Sam Milligan said his client, who resides in Banff when at liberty, had a “chronic drug problem”.
But he added the link between drug use and offending was now dawning on Rennie.
He said: “The cocktail of drugs which she took prior to the commission of this offence, according to those who were very professional in treating her at the hospital, could, in one sense, have been lethal.
“She has realised there’s a great deal of good fortune that she is still here to present this plea.”
Sheriff Morag McLaughlin deferred sentence until next month for a drug treatment and testing order assessment to be carried out.
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