More time on Right Track scheme

A drunken woman who caused traffic chaos when she sat down in the middle of a Perth city centre road at the height of the tea-time rush hour has been given more time on the Right Track scheme.

The court previously heard that a passing motorist stopped, concerned that Denise Mulvihill may have been run over, and contacted the police.

But the 20-year-old got up and started laughing and smiling - and then screaming - at the Good Samaritan.

When police arrived on the scene shortly before 6pm, the teen was traced to a nearby close in County Place.

She hurled a barrage of expletives at them before being finally arrested.

The accused admitted preventing the traffic from moving in Perth’s County Place and acting in an aggressive manner on October 2, 2019, while subject to two bail orders.

In a separate incident, Mulvihill, who was living in a flat in County Place at the time, threatened to kill police in a phone call to them.

She claimed to be Sarah Stewart, who was her flatmate at the time, during a 999 call.

She asked for officers to attend - then started shouting and swearing at them.

At one point she stated:“I swear to God, I’ll kill the lot of you.”

Mulvihill pled guilty to making the threatening call on August 24, 2019.

The accused, who also had an address in Mansfield Road, Scone, had previously been put on Right Track, which aims to keep wayward teens on the straight and narrow.

And she was given further time on the scheme when she appeared before Sheriff Neil Bowie this week.

She also admitted charges of flouting bail orders banning her from having any contact with Ms Stewart in any way.

But she was in her company on March 11, 2020, at the County Place flat - and again they were seen together in South Street, Perth, on May 30, 2020.

Mulvihill’s progress during her latest stint on Right Track will be reviewed on June 30.