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A raging mum told her ex-boyfriend she would have his car smashed up.

Denise Kelly, 39, lost the plot with ex-partner Gordon Houston after he kept driving past her children’s nursery.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard Kelly left Mr Houston a chilling voice message, lasting 13 seconds long, threatening him with violence at his home in Erskine.

Prosecutor Amy Spencer said: “The complainer and the accused had been in an on-off relationship for 18 months.

“They did not reside together and are no longer in a relationship.

“On May 16, the complainer was at his home address when he received a voice mail from the accused at around 3pm.

“He listened to the voice message and identified the voice as of the accused.

“The message said, ‘You are playing very daft wee f***ing games. I will send somebody to your door to smash f*** out of your car. Watch out and you will see.’

“The message lasts 13 seconds long. He did not report it to police at that time, but waited until June 7 then decided that the relationship was not working out.”

Kelly, of Househillmuir Road, Glasgow, was arrested by police, but made no reply to comment and charge.

She appeared in the dock before Sheriff Robert Vaughn where she pleaded guilty leaving the offensive message and threatening her ex-partner.

Defence agent Tony Callahan said: “She is a single mum-of-three. She had been in a relationship with the complainer, but this was no longer the case.

“The complainer had been driving by her youngest child’s nursery. She felt intimidated. It was a nuisance.

“When she turned up and collected her child on May 16, she left the message.

“She was quite upset at the time.”

The fiscal explained that Mr Houston was distressed and alarmed by the threat and requested that a Non Harassment Order be put in place preventing Kelly from contacting or approaching him.

However, Sheriff Robert Vaughn threw out the application for a court order and fined Kelly £160.