A SCHOOLGIRL was told she and her dog would be killed by twin sisters who had been given an interim anti-social behaviour order just hours earlier, a court heard.

Burnley magistrates were told drunken Katie Louise Lynch also threatened to throw herself from the top of scaffolding, but was eventually persuaded to come down.

Officers could smell alcohol on her sister, Ashley Marie's breath.

Both girls were banned from using threatening, abusive or insulting words and behaviour and from being drunk in public by the ASBO, which they were given earlier that day.

The Lynch twins, aged 19, then of Fairfield Avenue, Waterfoot, deny breaching the interim order on May 30.

Ashley Lynch now lives at Park Crescent, Bacup, whilst her twin lives at Millar Farm Lane, Waterfoot.

Hilary Reece, prosecut-ng, told the Bench under the interim order the girls were also prohibited from drinking alcohol in public.

The 13-year-old girl who lived near the Lynch sisters, was taking her dog out for a walk when the twins leaned out of an upstairs window and shouted abuse at her.

They said: "Tell your mother to get a life or we will kill you and your dog."

The schoolgirl was upset and went home to her mother. Abuse continued from the Lynch twins.

Mrs Reece said police had been called and when they arrived Katie had climbed onto scaffolding outside her house and she was threatening to throw herself off it.

Ashley was in the garden and the two Lynch girls were shouting at the top of their voices.

A police officer tried to get Katie down from the scaffolding and abuse was still going on. When she did come down, she was clearly drunk.

Both defendants were arrested, accused of being in breach of their ASBOS.

The prosecutor said that the Lynch twins were interviewed and eventually said they were present at the scene.

They denied making threats. Katie admitted swearing and apologised for that.

She told officers she couldn't explain why she had been threatening to throw herself off the scaffolding.

Mrs Reece told the justices: "The Crown say this was a flagrant breach of orders imposed just hours before."

(Proceeding)