AN ALCOHOLIC punched her neighbour in the face after walking into her Dunfermline home uninvited.

Elaine Mackie, 56, of Mackie Place, was drunk when she began shouting something about her son but the victim could not understand her.

Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard that she refused to leave.

After the complainer left her home and was walking towards her friend's car, Mackie stopped her from getting into the vehicle and punched her on the face.

Depute fiscal Azrah Yousaf said the assault caused the victim's lip to start bleeding.

She previously admitted that, on January 19, at Mackie Place, she punched a woman on the head to her injury and also committed the offence having been granted bail two days before.

In a separate incident, police received a 999 call where they could hear a female shouting at a male, but the call was terminated.

Officers knew the number belonged to the accused and, 30 minutes later, they received another call from Mackie's partner.

He said that the accused was intoxicated and damaging property.

Police then received a call from Mackie alleging she had been assaulted by several people.

At the property, various items of furniture were overturned and items had been damaged.

The partner said Mackie had picked up a meal from the table and thrown it at him.

She continued to shout and swear when she was taken into custody.

Mackie also previously admitted that on January 16, at Cleish Place and Dunfermline Police Station, she behaved in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause fear or alarm in that she acted aggressively towards her partner by shouting, swearing and throwing items around.

She also admitted acting aggressively towards police officers by shouting, swearing and uttering threats of violence and homophobic remarks.

Defence solicitor Emma MacEwan said her client had a "significant record" and had served several short custodial sentences which had put her in financial difficulty.

"She accepts that the offending stems through a negative relationship with alcohol and it can no longer continue," Ms MacEwan.

She said Mackie had requested help and had been referred to addiction services.

Sheriff Charles Macnair told her: "This is a serious offence.

"You assaulted this woman whilst you were still on bail."

The sheriff imposed a restriction of liberty order on Mackie whereby she will have to stay in her property between the hours of 7pm-7am.

She was also placed on supervision for two years and is required to undertake alcohol counselling.