AN INVERKEITHING man caused disruption at his wife’s workplace after becoming suspicious about her being given perfume.

After abusive phone calls to staff, James Cuthbert went to the Dalgety Bay factory and got into a physical altercation with a worker there.

Cuthbert, 43, of Spencerfield Road, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He admitted that on various occasions between February 25 and March 9 at Dynamic Ems, Taxi Way, Dalgety Bay, he sent electronic messages and made phone calls to three workers that were grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene and menacing nature.

He shouted, swore and made abusive remarks and threats of violence to them.

He also admitted that on March 11, at the same location, he adopted an aggressive attitude towards two workers by shouting and swearing. He also made abusive remarks and struggled with a male member of staff whereby he was struck and fell on the floor.

Depute fiscal Dev Kapadia said the background had been a raffle organised at the company which saw a number of items being donated as prizes, including a bottle of perfume.

The organisers decided not to use the perfume as a prize and Cuthbert’s partner asked if she could have it. The social convener, a male, gave her the

perfume and this is what triggered Cuthbert’s suspicions that she may be having an affair.

The reception started receiving phone calls from Cuthbert demanding to speak to the social convenor.

When told he was not there, Cuthbert started shouting: “You’re lying to me, I know he’s there. You’re a lying bitch.”

An irate Cuthbert also said: “He’s probably s******* everything on the shop floor.”

The abusive phone calls continued in the following weeks and messages aimed at the social convenor but sent to his wife.

On March 11, Cuthbert drove to the premises and when he arrived, he began swearing before getting into a struggle with one of the workers who was knocked to the ground as a result.

Sheriff James MacDonald called for reports and Cuthbert will be sentenced on September 19.