A woman who threw a takeaway meal at her partner has been jailed.
Jedburgh Sheriff Court, pictured, heard on Friday that Kimberley Redpath contacted police because she was concerned about her partner’s whereabouts after he left by taxi and failed to return three hours later.
When he came back with a takeaway, Redpath accused him of having an affair and threw the food at him. Police had to call for assistance after Redpath struggled violently with officers.
The 28-year-old, of Orchard Park, Kelso, pleaded guilty to shouting, swearing and struggling with her partner at her home on October 18 and obstructing police at Kelso police station.
Both offences were committed while Redpath was on bail.
Prosecuting, Graham Fraser said the offence began as “a domestic matter, but spilled over”.
He told the hearing that the accused contacted police at about 7pm, expressing concern that her partner had left three hours earlier and not returned. Police made enquiries and the man returned to the house with a Chinese meal.
“She took the carrier bag from him and accused him of having an affair. She then tried to close the door and there was a struggle between them,” explained Mr Fraser.
The man managed to get inside and went to bed.
The prosecutor went on: “She took the Chinese takeaway and threw the food at him, covering the walls and the bed.
“He contacted the police, and the accused could be heard shouting and swearing, telling him to ‘get the f**k out’.
“The police attended and saw the mayhem, and she turned her aggression towards them. Two further officers attended as she was being so difficult, and she was increasingly angry at the police station, struggling with the officers and kicking out,” he concluded.
Redpath’s lawyer, Rory Bannerman, said his client had been drinking and had “learned from her misconduct, having been remanded in custody”.
Mr Bannerman added: “She has had a catalogue of difficulties to cope with, but custody has been a salutary lesson to her and she has no wish to return there.”
Redpath also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at her home on September 4.
Sheriff Derrick McIntyre told Redpath she had “reached the end of the line” and sentenced her to a total of 220 days’ imprisonment.
As she was led to the cells, a clearly-disgruntled Redpath shouted: “F*****g joke.”