A DUNFERMLINE man found it difficult to accept an affair with a woman was over and began stalking her. Mahsum Koyuncu, from Dunfermline, pestered the woman with unwanted messages and turned up at her door with a Valentine’s Day card and roses. After that, the woman decided to contact the police and, as a result, Koyuncu appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. Koynucu, 29, of Dewar Street, admitted that between January 1 last year and February 15 this year, he engaged in a course of conduct which caused a woman fear or alarm, by sending her numerous birthday cards, contacted her repeatedly by text messages or phone calls, asked her repeatedly to contact him, attended at her home, left flowers at the door and posted a card through her door, all in the knowledge that any contact was not wanted by her.
Karen Rhodes, 51, of Chapelwell Place, Dunfermline, appeared for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. She admitted that between December 27, 2018, and March 19, 2019, at Shell Filling Station, Admiralty Road, Rosyth, while an employee there, she embezzled £2,000. Depute fiscal Jill Currie said Rhodes had worked at the petrol station since 2016 on nightshift from 11pm to 7am. The company became aware of “significant tobacco losses” with stock worth around £1,000 going missing over 13 days. On checking CCTV footage, it was seen that when Rhodes was selling cigarettes and some other items, she was not putting it through the till and was keeping the money. Her employment was terminated and she was escorted off the premises.
The late-night assault took place outside a hot-food takeaway in Carnegie Drive, Dunfermline. The assailant, Lee McBride, 36, of Macbeth Road, Dunfermline, has been sentenced finally – more than three years on. He appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court, having admitted that on January 13, 2018, at Masala Grill, he shouted and swore at a woman, made threats of violence towards her and acted aggressively towards her. He also assaulted the woman by punching her on the head. He further admitted that he threw a bin maliciously and repeatedly at a vehicle occupied by the woman, causing extensive damage to it and causing alarm to her.