Colin Leo McKay (40), of 108 Main Street, kicked off in the street on 5th April after he and his co-accused Susan Jane Reilly visited a business in Aberdour Road, Burntisland, that day about a buying a car.

Fiscal depute Cheryl Clark told Dunfermline Sheriff Court last Wednesday that McKay and Reilly (50) – who did not appear at court – then returned to their home address.

While driving back, Reilly received phone calls from Mutlaq Alzubeidi about allegations of theft, but refused to speak about it to Mr Alzubeidi.

She then contacted police around 5.30pm about the phone calls.

About 40 minutes later, further calls were made saying that Mr Alzubeidi was now at her car in Park Street, and police were dispatched.

Reilly and Mr Alzubeidi were in their own cars and officers took Mr Alzubeidi to their vehicle to speak to him.

Reilly tried to get past and approach Mr Alzubeidi and was told to go into her house, but McKay then came out on the street with her.

He shouted, “I will f***ing remember your face. I will f***ing get you. F*** off, you f***ing immigrants.” Police asked them to calm down and McKay then returned to his house.

Other officers arrived around 6.20pm. PCs Colin McGregor and Steven Leighton then tried to arrest McKay, but he lashed out with his arms violently.

He continued resisting arrest, pinning his arms under his body, but officers managed to handcuff him and take him to the police station.

McKay was found to have small cuts to his wrist, but the PCs suffered injuries as well due to the struggle.

One had a muscle on the right side of his back damaged, strained or twisted; damage to the nerves in his neck; was required to use a sling and advised to stay off work until his condition improved.

The other officer’s right wrist was suspected to have a strained, twisted or torn tendon, and required a wrist splint. He was off for a week due to injuries.

McKay admitted he acted in a racially aggravated manner, which caused or was intended to cause alarm and distress to Mr Alzubeidi, and shouted racially offensive remarks at him.

He also admitted that he resisted, obstructed or hindered PCs McGregor and Leighton, then in the execution of their duty, and struggled violently with them, causing injuries to both.

Solicitor James Moncrieff explained, “The incident involved Mr McKay’s partner.

“She had driven the vehicle and there was an allegation of theft and that was what caused him to get involved.

“He accepts that his behaviour was unacceptable and he acted aggressively and is apologetic.” Sheriff Christopher Shead handed down a community payback order and sentenced McKay to 90 hours of unpaid work, to be completed within six months.