Falkirk curfew breaker's 'cold' leads to failure to appear at court

Gemma Craft (31) had already admitted breaching her 8:00pm to 7:00am curfew in Firs Street, Falkirk, on April 15 last year, and in Ochil Street, Grangemouth on April 26, 2020.

She had also pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening manner – arriving at a house uninvited and refusing to leave – at an address Park View Court, Camelon on March 12, last year and failing to answer the door to police officers at her 35 Midthorn Crescent, Falkirk home on April 28, 2020.

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Her solicitor told the court she had received a text message from Craft stating she was “still in bad shape” with a “nose and head cold” and an abscess.

Sheriff Derek Livingston noted Craft’s most recent social work report was “not bad” and fixed a further review for June 3.

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