A wedding photographer attacked her fiance’s ex-wife on a street because she feared she was trying to ruin her business.
Mary Stevenson assaulted the kilt hire shop worker because she was concerned she would warn customers not to book her services.
The 45-year-old grabbed Tracy Young by the hair on Elgin’s South Street and ripped part of a specially made wig off her head.
She then kicked Ms Young repeatedly when she fell to the ground on December 8 last year.
Stevenson, of 11 Ernest Hamilton Court, Elgin, admitted the assault when she appeared at the town’s sheriff court yesterday.
Depute fiscal Ruaraidh McAlister told the court that the wedding photographer launched the attack on the street, pushing her and calling her names such as “home wrecker” – warning her not to contact her fiance again.
The court heard Stevenson grabbed hold of Ms Young’s wig which had been custom made.
She pulled her on to South Street then attacked her, Mr McAlister said.
He added: “As a result of this, Tracy Young ended up falling down to the ground and as she fell the accused was still holding on to her hair with both hands.
“Tracy Young curled into a ball on the ground and the accused began repeatedly kicking her on the head and body.”
Ms Young ended up injured with pain in her stomach and ribs and with swelling and bruising around her left eye.
Defence lawyer Matthew O’Neill said: “There’s something of a background to this incident, that would be fair to say.”
He said Stevenson had been told Ms Young was going to try to make it difficult to get Stevenson’s recently launched wedding photography business up and running, by warning her kilt shop customers off booking her.
Sheriff Chris Dickson deferred sentence for background reports until next month.
