AN OAKLEY woman who made a homophobic remark to her brother and hurled abuse at police officers has been ordered to do unpaid work.

Angela Leonard, 52, of Wardlaw Way, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court last Wednesday.

She had earlier admitted that on July 11, at a house in Station Road, she behaved in a threatening or abusive manner when she acted in an aggressive manner and uttered a homophobic remark.

On August 2, at a property in Stobie Place, she also behaved in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting, swearing, uttering offensive remarks and acting in an aggressive manner towards police officers.

Depute fiscal Alistair McDermott said the target of Leonard's remark was her brother.

The siblings had been in each other's company and an argument had started while they were in the front garden. Leonard was acting aggressively and shouted a homophobic comment at him.

During the second incident, police officers were executing apprehension warrants.

"She was not being arrested but was ranting about a historical conviction which ended up on the front page of the Dunfermline Press," Mr McDermott told the court.

Abuse she hurled at the officers included: "F*** off you, get the f*** out of here, you are nothing but a black b******, get that black b****** away from me."

The court was told that the comments weren't racist but were in relation to the colour of their uniform.

Solicitor Stephen Morrison said his client, in drink, could become argumentative and angry.

"She will run off at the mouth so to speak," he said. "The recipient of the particular comment was her brother. They have a good but, at times, fractious relationship.

"She has since apologised to her brother. She doesn't hold a homophobic mindset. The comment was of course regrettable."

Mr Morrison stressed the comments made to police officers had not been racist.

"The use of black b****** refers to the colour of a police uniform or to the cleanliness of an individual," he added. "Again, she accepts in sobriety, that her conduct is not acceptable. She recognises that alcohol is her difficulty. She had had various difficulties herself in recent years."

Sheriff James Macdonald ordered Leonard to do 60 hours of unpaid work within three months for the offence against the police officers and deferred sentence on the other matter until May 29 for her to be of good behaviour.