A WOMAN who sent a torrent of abuse to who she thought was a would-be love rival has been fined.

Debbie Walker, 44, admitted bombarding a woman with foul-mouthed messages in Kilwinning’s Pennyburn Road and elsewhere between May 18-19.

Walker believed the woman was having an affair with her husband.

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard last week how at around 5pm on May 18, the complainer received two missed calls from a number she did not recognise.

The woman started to receive text messages and voicemails from the same number on the same day.

The first read: “Who the f*** are you?”

Walker was responsible for the message, adding: “Your number’s getting spread tramp.”

The woman did not respond to any of the messages and went to work at around 9.30pm that night.

She received a call from the same number and decided to answer that time, recognising a familiar voice that said: “Who the f*** do you think you are?”

The woman attempted to find out exactly who she was speaking to but Walker stated: “You’ll soon f****** find out who I am.”

Walker said she left a message on Facebook with her name and number which, according to the fiscal, left the complainer “extremely distressed and worried”.

Police were contacted and the woman found a status from Walker revealing her mobile number.

She received further abusive texts and voicemails asking her to phone back.

Walker, of Hamilton Crescent, Stevenston, was later interviewed by police and made full admissions, stating that she believed her partner was having an affair with the woman.

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week, Walker pleaded guilty to the offence.

Peter Murray, defending, revealed Walker - a housekeeper at a local hotel - still lives with her partner.

Their relationship was revealed to be “on the rocks” for a significant period of time after Walker discovered his affair a year-and-a-half ago.

Although they later reconciled, Mr Murray said Walker was still suspicious of her partner.

He said it was actually Walker who received a Facebook notification on her phone about a message from the woman to her partner.

Mr Murray said Walker reacted badly to this and caused her to behave in the way she did.

The solicitor said: “It’s fair to say she’s extremely embarrassed about what has happened and as a woman herself, she appreciates how disturbing this could have been for the complainer.”

Before fining Walker £340, presiding Sheriff Alistair Watson said: “This must have caused great distress to this innocent person being subject to a pattern of really abusive behaviour by you.

“That makes it a matter of some seriousness.

“I am persuaded to accept this was a one off aberration on your part perhaps fuelled by paranoia.”