Edinburgh property company, stalked her son Mohsin Raza, a 27-year-old pharmacist, bombarded him with texts and subjected him to to "emotional blackmail".
She also held a knife to her own throat, and told him he'd brought shame on his family after discovering his relationship with a young dispensary assistant, Caralyn Downie.
Prosecutor Katie Cunningham told Falkirk Sheriff Court : "The family hold Muslim faith and the accompanying cultural traditions. "Mohsin began a relationship with Miss Downie in March 2019, and this was to be kept secret from his family." At the time, Mohsin was still living with his parents - Raza, 52, and 55-year-old Shahid Raza - in Livingston, West Lothian.
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