A TILLICOULTRY woman was involved in a physical confrontation with her former partner at a primary school.

Joanne Riddock was trying to take her child when she became involved in the struggle as other pupils and parents looked on.

She also committed a "catalogue" of other offences including punching a female neighbour.

Riddock, 29, of Chapelle Crescent, appeared for sentencing at Alloa Sheriff Court, on Thursday, March 11, having previously admitted a string of crimes all committed last year.

On April 8, she breached her bail condition by contacting her ex-partner, and then, on July 31, at Chapelle Crescent, she assaulted a neighbour by repeatedly punching her on the head, seizing her body and hair and punching her on the body, all to her injury.

A few days later, on August 5, at a Wee County primary school, she shouted, swore, acted aggressively, made threats of violence, attempted to a seize a boy then aged three from her ex-partner and struggled with her ex-partner.

On August 10, at Chapelle Crescent, she shouted, swore made offensive remarks towards another neighbour, before then, acting aggressively, shouting, swearing and repeatedly making offensive and disablist comments towards two police officers on August 12 at North Hill Street, Tillicoultry, and in a police vehicle.

At sentencing, Sheriff Craig Harris told Riddock: "This was a catalogue of offending over several months, including the incident at primary school in front of pupils, parents and teachers."

He warned her that she might have been facing a custodial sentence for such offending.

However, he instead imposed a community payback order with two years of supervision and a 190-day restriction of liberty order.

He also imposed non-harassment orders to protect her former partner and one of the neighbours.

The sheriff warned Riddock: "You do not want to come back to court for breaching these orders."