A drunken Gwendraeth Valley woman with a history of psychiatric problems was discovered searching for her deceased mother in a Penygroes cemetery during the early hours, a court has been told.

Janine Louise Anderson, of 66 Cae Glas in Tumble, was found barefoot under bushes in the graveyard of Calfaria Chapel on Norton Road at 1.50am on August 8.

When confronted by police, the 40-year-old became aggressive and aimed a tirade of abuse at the officers.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard Jones told Llanelli magistrates how officers first spotted Anderson’s daughter leaning over the chapel wall.

She told officer she was concerned for her mother’s welfare after she had jumped into the graveyard threatening to do herself harm.

When the officers went inside, they found Anderson “lying in some bushes” and wearing no shoes.

“The officers tried to speak to her but she made no sense,” said Mr Pritchard Jones.

“She was clearly drunk and she said that if they touched her she would ‘go mental’.”

Officers eventually helped her to her feet but Anderson “was shouting and swearing and being uncooperative” said Mr Pritchard Jones.

“They were concerned because the graveyard is next to residential houses so they asked her to calm down and keep quiet, but she continued shouting.”

Aled Owen, defending, told magistrates that Anderson has “deep-seated problems in terms of her mental well-being” and had struggled with various issues over a number of years.

“Normally she does not leave the house at all,” said Mr Owen.

“There are people who come to the house with alcohol which she often pays for them to buy.

“On these occasions she sometimes gets herself in trouble with the police.”

He said that on the night in question, the officers had found her “barefoot, tearful and making comments about her mother who passed away several years ago”.

“Much of this all relates to her late mother,” said Mr Owen.

He said that in recent weeks Anderson had been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.

“This is a lady with problems who is now being helped with her issues,” said Mr Owen.

Anderson pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly.

Deputy District Judge Neil Thomas told Anderson: “The police have a difficult enough job to do without this sort of behaviour to deal with.”

She was fined £50 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £20 legal surcharge.