A partially-sighted woman made repeated hoax bomb threats to a city centre shop, a court heard.

Jacqueline Hustler, 45, rang Asda Living in Forster Square five times in five days, each time saying there was a bomb in the store.

At the time, she was serving a community sentence for previous hoax calls, Bradford Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.

Prosecuting, Paul Ramsay said Hustler rang the shop on July 23 at 10am and said ‘There’s a bomb in the building’.

He said she rang again at 2.30pm, but both times staff presumed the call was a hoax.

He said: “Another member of staff answered the phone at 4.15pm. The caller said ‘There’s a bomb in the store’.

“When asked where, she said, ‘It’s in the toilets’.”

Mr Ramsay said when the staff member asked the caller’s name, she hung up.

A further call was made at 5.25pm, and again the caller said there was a bomb in the toilets, Mr Ramsay said.

He said on July 28, the shop received a fifth call, with the caller this time saying there was a bomb by the front door of the shop.

Mr Ramsay said while staff considered Hustler’s calls to be hoaxes, they did cause a lot of disruption.

He said: “Each call had to be risk-assessed in order to not put the lives of members of the public and staff at risk.”

Mr Ramsay said when police arrested and questioned Hustler, she admitted making the calls.

He said: “She lives alone and has no family or friends, it is remarked upon by police.

“She has no support or companionship. She is partially sighted and requires the assistance of a stick for guidance.”

Defending, Steven Kaye said: “This is a very sad case. Clearly, Miss Hustler has a number of difficulties.”

He said she was making “considerable inroads” into getting the help she needed.

Hustler, of Moorgate Avenue, Bradford Moor, pleaded guilty to one count of sending a communication conveying false information, with the court taking the other four offences into consideration.

The court heard Hustler was already serving a two-year community order for similar offences, which is due to expire in July next year.

Chairman of the magistrates Kay Johnson sentenced Hustler to a further 12-month community order, with a requirement to have psychotherapy.

She was also ordered to pay court costs of £60.