A WOMAN was severely injured after being attacked violently by her brother.

The incident has resulted in Scott Bowe, 30, of Ochilview Drive, High Valleyfield, appearing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on June 17, at Daly Gardens, High Valleyfield, he assaulted his sister by seizing her by the throat and punching her on the face to her severe injury.

Sheriff Craig McSherry called for reports and Bowe will be sentenced on May 28.