A WOMAN who ran amok in a takeaway before abusing police officers has turned her life around after becoming a mum.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Deborah Duncan was heavily intoxicated in the Smoky Grill on Rutherglen Main Street.

Around 10.10pm on April 25, 2020, the owner contacted police to report a drunk woman causing a disturbance.

Duncan was said to be unsteady on her feet and falling around, picking up menus from a glass cabinet and throwing them around and had refused to pay for her order.

She then ran behind the counter while the owner repeatedly asked her to leave.

Depute fiscal Ramsay Cunningham told the court Duncan had been stumbling towards the entrance to the shop when she fell backwards, hitting her head on the pavement.

Members of the public tried to assister however she refused help and walked away before falling again.

Police arrived and while they were trying to take statements they were called out to a nearby flat.

The woman in the flat turned out to be Duncan and police asked how she got her head injury.

She told them she was punched to the back of the head by the owner of the Smoky Grill but when questioned about this she became aggressive.

Mr Cunningham told the court the 32-year-old had said: "I f***** fell. Just leave my house, I don't need youse and I don't want youse here. Just f*** off.

"I don't need any ambulance, I want youse to leave and f****** go away."

She grabbed one police officer by the epaulette and was asked to step back and calm down but she became irate.

The court heard she added: "Youse think youse are hard cause youse are in a uniform but youse are f****** nothing."

She then approached the police with her arms out as if she was going to lunge at them.

She was told to get back but continued to approach.

A struggle then ensued with her having to be restrained by both officers.

The accused then turned to one PC whose arms were restraining her and lunged towards the officer with her mouth open intending to bite her hand.

Duncan was told she was under arrest and replied: "Are youse f****** jailing me? You can't do this to me, want to see what happens to youse. I'm going to have your f****** jobs for this."

Due to her violent conduct a cell van was requested.

She carried on her tirade, saying: "Youse are for it after this. Youse are nothing but utter scum in uniforms."

After being taken to hospital for checks to her head wound, Duncan was cautioned and charged and said: "I don't give a f***."

On arrival at Cathcart police office she said: "Take me in here and there's going to be a f****** blood bath, I swear."

In a separate charge, Duncan was at a friend's flat in Rutherglen on November 19, 2020.

She was becoming increasingly intoxicated and vocal and police received a call to come to the address and check on her.

Officers reminded her of covid legislation forbidding socialising indoors and asked her to leave.

She finally agreed to leave but became irate, saying she was going to "trash this place", calling her friend a "grassing b****" and saying to the police officers, "you c**** are f****** scum, filthy beasty b*******."

A cell van was again requested and on the way to the van she attempted to headbutt one of the officers.

At caution and charge she replied: "F*** you, you scummy beasty b******."

Her defence brief said: "At the root of her difficulties has been alcohol and other substances.

"During this period she became pregnant and have birth to her child and the child was taken by social work.

"This was the wake up call she needed and she is now obtaining glowing reports [from social work] and the child will be returned to her care.

"That is all the inspiration she needs not to come back before the courts."

The lawyer added that Duncan had "little recollection" of either incident.

Sheriff Jonathan Guy said the solicitor had made "very powerful submissions" and placed Duncan on a community payback order with 12 months supervision.

She will have to return to the court in three month's time for a progress report.

She was also hit with a £160 fine and a £10 victim surcharge.