A LOCHGELLY teenager assaulted his mother after he lost his temper when he couldn't open a bedroom door.

The 17-year-old's solicitor, Elaine Buist, said that the teen became a "different person" when he was intoxicated.

In a fit of rage the youth also chucked a can of paint causing it to explode everywhere.

The teen, who can not be named for legal reasons, appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

He previously admitted that on September 10 at an address in Lochgelly, he did assault his mother and did seize her by the hair and pull her by same, push her on the body causing her to fall to the ground, push her on the body causing her to fall onto a bed, pin her to the bed and strike her on the head with his head, to her injury.

He had also admitted that he did behave in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm in that he did repeatedly shout and swear at his mother, slam a door, throw a can of paint at a door striking the same and causing paint to spill and instruct her to state to a 999 operator that he had no involvement in respect of the above charge and did struggle with her.

Also he did resist, obstruct or hinder two constables, then in the execution of the duty and did struggle violently with them in an attempt to prevent the application of handcuffs.

Depute fiscal, Jane Rennie, explained that this was not the first incident where issues had arisen between the teen and his mother.

"At about 2.15am on September 10, the accused had appeared at the property of his mother without warning.

"He had knocked on the door and woken her up. She was of the opinion that he was drunk but appeared fine so she went back to bed.

"A short time after, the accused went into his mother's bedroom and asked for a cigarette.

"He left the room but appeared to be having some difficulty leaving because there was no handle and the door shut behind him.

"This enraged the accused and he threw a can of paint at the door causing it to burst over him, the floor and walls.

"He went back in the bedroom and demanded a cigarette which his mother refused and a struggle ensued."

The teen's mother phoned 999 and he was found in the kitchen area by officers.

He began struggling with officers who were trying to handcuff him.

Defence solicitor Ms Buist said: "My client is a nice young man to deal with.

"However, after her has drunk alcohol, he is a different person."

Sheriff Alison McKay said: "You can not behave like this towards your mother or anyone else, but I think from reading a letter that you wrote, you can see the seriousness of what you are doing."

The teen was place on a 12 month supervision order with a 100 hours of unpaid work.