Pensioner sentenced for sending death threats to Theresa May

A Fife pensioner who sent death threats to Theresa May has been given the first ever Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO) to be issued in Scotland.

Isabella Jackson, who previously served a two-year jail term for threatening to blow up a plane carrying Barack Obama, admitted to a series of charges at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court in May.

The 73-year-old made the threats to the then home secretary just months after she was released from her previous sentence.

She also admitted making bomb threats to Harrods, Edinburgh Airport and King’s Cross Station in London.

A sheriff told her that her “twisted mind” had caused her to “cause the utmost disruption from the comfort of her sofa” and jailed her for three years and nine months.

On Thursday, the court granted a Crown application for the SCPO to be issued.

The order, which lasts for five years, restricts the number of communications devices Jackson can own and Police Scotland must be notified of any change of device or account under which one is operated.

Jackson, from Buckhaven, must also notify police of all online and social media accounts.

Liam Murphy, procurator fiscal for specialist casework, said: “Serious Crime Prevention Orders are a powerful tool to help people convicted of a serious crime from reoffending.

“Today’s order, the first in Scotland under new legislation, shows that prosecutors will use all measures at our disposal to disrupt criminal activity.

“The actions of Isabella Jackson caused major inconvenience, fear and alarm.”