A Fife pensioner accused of threatening to kill Theresa May and masterminding a series of bomb threat hoaxes is to stand trial in the spring.
Isabella Jackson, 72, is accused of sending a death threat to the Prime Minister when she was Home Secretary and being behind emailed bomb hoaxes involving the Harrods department store and US embassies in London and Paris.
She is also accused of sending messages to Fife Council stating that a Susan Johnston had died and placing orders for a number of goods and services in her name.
Jackson, of Braehead Gardens, Buckhaven, was due to stand trial in December on five charges under the Communications Act of threatening and abusive behaviour, which she denies.
At her latest pre-trial hearing on Tuesday at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court the time bar on her case was extended and a new date was set for her trial in March.
The court heard that as well as logistical difficulties there were other issues in the background, which meant more time was required.
Jackson’s threat to Mrs May is alleged to have been made on November 24, 2014, at her home or GCHQ in Cheltenham, on the same date she allegedly behaved in a threatening and abusive manner at her home or at the Palace of Westminster.
Bomb threats are alleged to have been emailed to the embassies between December 13, 2014, and January 7, 2015.
The email which led to the belief there was a bomb in the Knightsbridge store was allegedly sent on September 14, 2015, and the messages to Fife Council between August 30 and September 10, 2015.
Jackson, who appeared at court in a wheelchair for her last hearing last week, was excused attendance on Tuesday.
