A 57-year-old woman has been handed a supervision order after she attacked her neighbour with a baseball bat.
Michele Smith lashed out with the weapon at the address of one of her neighbours on Tay Road in Aberdeen.
Smith – who appeared in court with a walking frame – left her victim with bruises to her lower leg, but also attempted to hit her on the head with the bat.
Fiscal depute David Rogers told Aberdeen Sheriff Court the incident happened around 8.45pm on August 6 2020.
Another witness then tried to intervene but Smith continued the attack, pulling her by the hair and trying to punch her on the head.
Fortunately, the punches were unsuccessful.
The victim was left with bruising to her lower leg.
Smith, of Tay Road, Aberdeen, pled guilty to assault to injury.
Reasons for assault not described in court
Defence agent David Sutherland said his client’s position was explained in a social work report, which was not read out in open court.
He added a previous community payback order had had a “very beneficial effect” on her.
Sheriff Margaret Hodge told Smith: “I do take into account the context of this particular offence, nevertheless, it did involve the use of a weapon.”
The sheriff said, given Smith’s “physical and mental difficulties”, the risks of her reoffending were “less than they might otherwise have been”.
She ordered Smith to be supervised for six months.
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