Woman nets prison term for a racist tirade at cop

A Perth woman was jailed for a total of 12 months for a catalogue of offences – one of which included an “extremely unpleasant” rant at a supermarket security guard and a racist tirade at a police officer.

Thirty-four-year-old Kelly Ann Conroy, of South William Street, was appearing for sentence at Perth Sheriff Court on a total of three charges.

Sheriff Lindsay Foulis noted she had been remanded in custody since early September in connection with the incident at the Tesco Metro store in South Street.

“That merits custody,” he told her and jailed her for eight months.

She was also given an additional four months behind bars for the other two offences.

She admitted shouting and swearing and behaving in an aggressive manner at the South Street outlet on September 7.

She was subject to an August 5 bail order at the time.

Depute fiscal Craig Donald said she had gone into the store shortly after 5pm and picked up a shopping basket.

She was known to staff and as she passed a security guard she said: “If you follow me I’ll smash you over the head.”

The guard did follow her but she called him a “pervert” and a “baldy **** .”

The police were called but as they escorted her from the store she again swore at the guard.

During a second incident in Canal Street on September 30, she repeatedly made racial comments to PC Derek Li, who is of Chinese heritage.

She had been at a nightclub in the Green Room when the police attended.

She repeatedly made racist comments to PC Li and when she refused to keep quiet she was arrested and taken to Perth police headquarters.

A third altercation took place at her mother’s house in Dunnock Park, Perth, on August 3 when she