A DEPUTY headteacher bombarded her traffic cop ex and his partner with abusive, offensive and racist messages, a court was told.

Homaira Mahwash, 46, who has a seven-year-old daughter with police officer Anthony Valentine "completely lost it" for two days and repeatedly sent insulting voice mails and texts.

Mahwash also turned up at Mr Valentine's Shawforth home, shouting and screaming in front of the child and leaving her upset. The defendant left a "menacing" voice message telling him his life would be strewn over the front garden.

He then found lots of photos of himself, taken by the defendant, scattered at his front door as well as a Denby tea-set he had bought which was smashed to pieces, Burnley Magistrates heard..

The court was told the defendant had already received two warnings from the police, for text messages sent to Mr Valentine and his girlfriend Keeley Aspinall and for writing a letter to a policewoman Mr Valentine was then seeing in 2005.

Mahwash, of Broadhalgh Avenue, Rochdale, admitted harassment between July 8 and 12. She was given a 12 month conditional discharge, with £75 costs and received a 12 month restraining order, banning her from going within 100 metres of Mr Valentine's home on Market Street and from contacting Miss Aspinall.

Bill Maude, prosecuting, told the court the defendant and Mr Valentine had a stormy relationship which ended three years ago. Their child lived with the defendant and they kept in contact because of her.

At about 7pm, on July 9, Mr Valentine was at home with his daughter and partner when he was confronted by Mahwash, who was angry and upset. He asked her to calm down but she was screaming abuse and subjected Miss Aspinall to personal insults.

On July 10, Mr Valentine, who had been getting abusive texts and calls from Mahwash all day, got another call from her. She left a message, telling her ex to watch his front garden to see his life strewn all over it.

The prosecutor said at about 7.10pm the same evening, Mr Valentine, who was in the back garden, heard a loud smash coming from the house and ran inside.

Mahwash was out the front, shouting something. Lots of photos of Mr Valentine taken by the defendant were strewn around the front door along with a smashed Denby teaset he had bought years before.

Mr Maude added the defendant had no previous convictions and was a professional lady but the police had had no alternative but to prosecute her because of past warnings.

Keith Pilkington, defending, said from next week, Mahwash would be acting deputy head at a Rochdale junior school.

Her relationship with Anthony Valentine began 17 years ago.

Mr Pilkington said Mahwash had been surprised to see Miss Aspinall at the house as she thought the relationship had ended. The defendant accepted that for these two days, she completely lost it.