A woman who told her neighbours she would “kill them all” has avoided prison after “turning things around”.
Eve Crawford hurled alarming threats to neighbours as she walked down Wingate Place in Aberdeen late at night, the city’s sheriff court was told.
When police officers responded to a report of her aggressive behaviour, the 23-year-old repeatedly bit, kicked, punched and spat at them.
She also used racial and homophobic slurs against the constables.
The court heard that one neighbour was awoken by Crawford shouting: “Don’t mess with Eve Crawford or I’ll smash your windows and kill you all!”
Fiscal depute Carol Gammie told the court that at around 2am on November 24 last year Crawford was heard to shout the threat from Wingate Place in the Tillydrone area.
Police then attended at Crawford’s home and found her in her flat.
“The accused immediately became hostile towards the officers and shouted at them, calling them ‘p**fs’ and ‘c**ts’,” Ms Gammie said.
As she was being led to custody she then kicked out at officers and bit one on the finger and another on the leg.
Accused told police she was having ‘autistic meltdown’
As she was taken to the police van, Crawford then proceeded to spat at one of the constables.
As Crawford was being booked in she then became verbally abusive calling one officer “a slanty-eyed b***h”.
When asked about the assault on the officers, Crawford told police she was having an “autistic meltdown”.
She pleaded guilty to one charge of threatening and abusive behaviour and prejudice relating to sexual orientation, and four changes of assault.
The court heard that Crawford was also on bail at the time.
Her defence agent Charles Benzies said: “I think my client has spent the time since these offences occurred to turn things around in her life.”
Sheriff Morag McLaughlin handed Crawford, of Wingate Road, Aberdeen, an 18-month supervision order and 120 hours of unpaid work.
She told her: “It’s a very positive report. I am sure this period of your life is something you will be putting behind you.”
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