Scots mum who lobbed trifle at swanky Xmas party was 'traumatised' by witnessing murder

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A Scots mum arrested for throwing a trifle during a Christmas party at a plush hotel suffered “trauma” after witnessing a murder, a court heard.

Lianne Bell flung the desert along with other food, including sausage rolls, after kicking off at the four-star Grosvenor Hotel in Edinburgh.

The 41-year-old then sank her teeth into the hand of a female constable who was trying to detain her. Bell appeared for sentencing at the city's sheriff court on Monday which heard she had “little recollection” of the bizarre incident.

Her lawyer told how Bell was now seeking counselling for victims of trauma due to her past experiences.The court heard Bell witnessed a gruesome murder in 2010 in Rosyth, Fife.Her then boyfriend Jason Kinnaird stabbed dad-of-three Johnny Moran four times in her flat before dragging him out into the snow-covered street where he severed his jugular vein.The court also learned Bell’s brother died in 2011 while in police custody after being taken to a station by cops.Defence agent Calum Harris said his client “does not seek to lean on” the tragedies to excuse her behaviour at the hotel, but she’d endured a “significant amount of trauma in her life”.At a previous hearing, the court heard how police were called to the West End hotel and found the thrown food all over the floor.Fiscal depute Christine Brownlie said Bell was at the festive party, which took place on December 23, and began remonstrating with staff about her phone being stolen.Other hotel staff tried to intervene to “calm the situation” but Bell became “aggressive”.Ms Brownlie said: “There was food at the party.