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A mum "lost it" when council officials told her she had t take her kids' play equipment out of her garden.

Gemma Louise Oakley flew into a rage when she was informed that the swing and trampoline was stopping lawn seeds from growing.

She shouted and swore at the workers, asking them "what the f*** do you want me to do?" and calling them "c***s".

Oakley, 29, kicked bags of rubbish and picked up a swing that one of the officers feared was going to be thrown them.

She then jumped in her car and drove to the Caia Housing office. Staff there tried to calm her down but she was aggressive and waving her arms about, saying she was going to go back and "smash the f***ing street up", before damaging a fire door.

Oakley, of Broxton Road, Wrexham , appeared before magistrates in Mold, where her lawyer explained she was very proud of her garden and had spent a lot of her own money to make it nice.

Despite the effort she had put in, the council workers seemed only interested in criticising her and telling her to move the play equipment.

It was Oakley's case that the council had just thrown the seed down, expecting them to grow, but she'd raked them over in a bid to help them take root.

The court heard it had been an extremely stressful week and things had got on top of her.

She had not been in trouble since 2012 and had settled down with her partner.

Magistrates told her: "You lost it. Don't do it again."

She was fined £166 with £85 costs, a £30 surcharge and £367 compensation to pay for the door after admitting a public order offence and criminal damage.