Highland Woman Charged With Harassing Strictly Star

A Highland woman's to stand trial charged with harassing Strictly Come Dancing star Ben Cohen.

Felicity Bassouls - who is also the mother-in-law of the Rugby World Cup winner - is charged with persistently emailing and phoning the former England player between September and October last year.

Bassouls, 67, turned up for a hearing of the case at Northampton Magistrates' Court today, but had not been called on to attend.

A three-day trial was set down to start at Corby Magistrates' Court on August 12, with the agreement of defence lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Bassouls, of Ardross, near Alness, is also accused of harassing her own son, Austen Blaney, with emails and phone calls, between September 1 and October 29.

She was unconditionally bailed after the hearing.

Asked if she had any comment to make outside court, Bassouls said: I have nothing to say at this time.''