After being ejected from a New Year’s Day party, a drunken woman was found in the common close with a knife hidden under her jacket.
Charly Brown, 17, of Parkhead Lodge, Edinburgh Road, Penicuik, admitted having a knife at Church Square, Galashiels, on January 1.
Tessa Bradley, prosecuting, told how police attended after receiving a call about a disturbance and found the accused in the common close. “She was under the influence of alcohol and had been ejected from a party,” explained Ms Bradley.
Brown was taken to a relative’s house and left there, but police received a further call at 1am and found her back in the common close.
“She was trying to get back into the party, where she was still not welcome,” explained Ms Bradley.
Police discovered she had a knife concealed between her jacket and top.
Asked about it, Brown replied: “Well, of course I was going to take something when I was going to his house.”
In reply to caution she said she had no intention of using the kitchen knife which had a 21cm blade.
Brown also pleaded guilty to breaching a bail condition at Muthag Street, Selkirk, on June 29 which banned her from the Borders, except for court or to meet her solicitor, and struggling with police officers at Galashiels police station.
Sentence was deferred until September 17 for reports.