A woman has admitted possession of an offensive weapon - a rolling pin.

Victoria Jane Ross, of Ballaradcliffe, Andreas, went to Mooragh Park in Ramsey looking for someone who had allegedly assaulted her friend’s niece.

The incident, which took place on April 29, resulted in her being found guilty after a trial for dangerous driving.

And the 29-year-old admitted charges of possession of an offensive weapon, namely a rolling pin, and threatening behaviour.

Magistrates ordered her to do 100 hours of unpaid work and banned her from driving for 12 months with an order to retake her test at the end of the ban.

Witnesses at the park reported that Ross was driving at speed and performed a handbrake turn at the entrance to the car park near Costa Coffee.

There was said to be a group of Cub Scouts in the area at the time of Ross’s dangerous driving.

Ross said she was looking for someone who had allegedly assaulted her friend’s niece.

At one point it was said that witnesses tried to slow her vehicle down but she swore and said: ’What are you looking at?’

She was said to have challenged one juvenile in the park, asking them if they were the person she was looking for.

The juvenile feared for her safety and pretended she was someone else.

She had got out of her car with a rolling pin in her hand, claiming that it was for protection.

Ross entered a basis of plea in court saying she had household items in the car which she was taking to a charity shop, which was the reason for the rolling pin being in the vehicle.

She said that she had picked up the rolling pin for protection then put it up her jumper after having it in her hand but said that she did not threaten anyone.

Defence advocate Ian Kermode said: ’There was no crash, no-one was injured and no property was damaged.

’She had household items in the car, it wasn’t pre-meditated in terms of bringing the weapon to the scene for a reason.

Spontaneous

’She spontaneously decided to take the rolling pin out of the car. She didn’t wield it or threaten anyone.’

Mr Kermode handed in letters of reference describing Ross as a ’loving and dedicated mother’.

A probation report said that she had no history of violent behaviour and had made an impulsive decision to take the law into her own hands.

Magistrates chair Caroline Convery told Ross: ’Your behaviour must have been threatening to other people in the park, particularly young children.’

Ross was also ordered to pay £800 prosecution costs which she will pay at a rate of £10 per week.