The partner of a late artist appeared in court for anti-Scottish racial abuse to police after shoving a manager while trying to remove sculptures from a restaurant.

Nadine Robinson, 54, pleaded guilty to shoving the manager out the way and pushing him on the head and body when she removed the sculptures – created by artist Robin Hume, who died in 2017 – from Souter’s Inn in Kirkoswald on July 10, 2020.

She later called police ‘Scottish b******s’ and 'c***s’ when officers turned up at her home.

Robinson also assaulted her neighbour in a separate incident, attempting to hit her with a bluetooth speaker and a stick she had been using to clean dog faeces, on January 12 this year.

Addressing the July 2020 incident, Procurator Fiscal depute Stewart Cunningham told a hearing at Ayr Sheriff Court: “At around 6pm the accused attended the locus attempting to enter the premises.

"She barged past the witness and pushed him using her hand. The witness stepped back, fearing for his safety.

“The accused made off from the locus and police were contacted.

"Officers attended her home address and ther was no reply. A sign stated ‘gone to see lawyer’.

“Officers attended with a warrant at 10pm and again knocked loudly. In the process of forcing open the door, the accused appeared at the door and began shouting and swearing.

"She called officers ‘Scottish b******s’, ‘Scottish c***s’ and a ‘dirty f***ing Scottish pervert’.

“She was warned to stop by police. Officers attempted to arrest her when she began to struggle with them.”

Robinson continued with the abuse as she was taken to Saltcoats police station.

Mr Cunningham added: “In relation to the charge, she said: “He’s a f***ing b******.”

Turning to the second incident, Mr Cunningham said: “At 10.20pm, witnesses were approached by the accused and noted the accused was knelt down with a stick.

“The accused got to her feet and started poking the stick at [the witness’s] face. The accused then lifted a bluetooth speaker to the witness’s face smashing her glasses.

“She then pushed the accused back and [Robinson] repeatedly attempted to strike her with the stick.

“The accused continued to shout at witnesses. Police were contacted and the accused left the locus shouting “you’re dead”.

"Police traced Robinson later that night and took her to Saltcoats police station, but she was not formally cautioned or charged due to her erratic behaviour."

Defence solicitor Robert Logan explained that Robin Hume’s works had included sculptures of locals at Souter’s Inn which were put on display at the pub.

The court heard Robinson had taken the sculptures from the pub in a “civil dispute”.

A charge of her stealing six decorative busts was deleted from the complaint.

Mr Logan said: “For a significant time she was living in a part-owned house with a quite well-known local artist who painted famous and local people.

“She had called to take back sculpture heads, and accepts she should not have pushed him out of the way and should have left it with the lawyers.”

On the incident earlier this year, Mr Logan said Robinson had been in a dispute with neighbours over children and dog fouling, and had been using the stick to clean up faeces when the argument happened.

Sheriff Mhairi Mactaggart told Robinson: “You really need to address what is making you behave this way, whether alcohol or something else.

“This is the last place you want to be, having the police coming to your door.

“I’m not going to send you to jail. You will be placed on a community payback order.”

Robinson, of Noltmire Road Ayr, will remain under social workers’ supervision for two years.