A WOMAN accused of being fixated with her former husband has been dealt with under the mental health act in Dubbo Local Court.
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The 53-year-old was brought before Magistrate Andrew Eckhold on multiple charges of stalking and intimidating and using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend.
The woman was said to have been involved in a systematic and sustained period of stalking from November 2013 to May 2014.
The police prosecution consented to mental health documents being tendered to the court and agreed a mental illness existed.
Magistrate Eckhold said he could deal with the matter because it was by consent.
The court was told the woman was seeing a psychiatrist, consulting with a general practitioner and undergoing counselling.
The charges were dismissed under the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act.
The woman was ordered to follow a mental health plan for six months.
Apprehended violence orders were imposed preventing the woman from approaching, contacting, assaulting, molesting or harassing the victim.