Woman sentenced to community payback after wedding rammy

A 49-year-old woman caused mayhem at a wedding by spitting on a fellow guest, viciously attacking a hotel worker and spitting at police officers.

Linda Dallas was heavily drunk at the wedding in North Queensferry and dragged the hotel worker to the ground by the hair after being told to leave at closing time.

Dallas was there as her partner was father of the bride and was involved in three separate incidents with her behaviour described as “particularly disgusting”.

Despite this, Dallas managed to avoid any financial penalty, unpaid work or a restriction of liberty order when she appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court .

Dallas, of Gilmerton Dykes Gardens, Edinburgh, previously admitted that on May 6 at the Ferrybridge Hotel she assaulted Kevin Brownlee by seizing hold of him by the arm and spitting on his face.

She also assaulted hotel employee Shelly Hutton by seizing her by the hair and pulling her to the ground by the hair, and further admitted spitting at two police constables.

Depute fiscal Jane Rennie said: “At 7pm the accused went to the front door where the bride’s step-brother was smoking. She began to shout and swear and was making derogatory comments about the bride.

“He challenged her and told her she was out of order. She grabbed his arm and spat on his face.

“At 12.45am a member of staff was closing up when she saw the accused within the premises at a side door.

“She told her she wasn’t allowed in the premises and had to leave. The accused grabbed her by the hair.

“She was staggering due to her being drunk and as she fell over she took the witness down to the ground with her.”

When police officers arrived and detained Dallas she began struggling and attempted to spit on both officers.

Sheriff Alison McKay sentenced her to a community payback order with 12 months’ supervision.