A mum was driven from her home after being targeted in a campaign of malicious allegations and bogus call outs.
Nichola Swannie's then-partner had been remanded in custody for offences against the woman who Swannie targeted.
A court heard the course of conduct began in March last year, on the day the man was due to be sentenced.
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Swannie made a completely false allegation of concern for the victim's three-year-old child, resulting in police turning up and waking the youngster up to check for injuries, of which there were none.
When challenged by police, Swannie, who was drunk, admitted making the malicious call, saying "I miss him" in relation to her partner at the time.
Newcastle Crown Court heard police "advised" her about her behaviour but the following day there was a further allegation of physical abuse.
Michael Bunch, prosecuting, said: "The complainant was left feeling distressed and concerned for the well-being of her and her daughter.
"Her daughter's father was very ill with terminal cancer and the police attending initially led her to think they were bringing grave news in relation to him."
After a break of around two weeks, there were then a series of further calls made by Swannie, including for a takeaway to be delivered, which the victim had not ordered and the arrival of which woke her daughter.
The court heard the woman has a speech impediment and found it hard to explain what was happening.
In April last year, Swannie's then-partner was again due for sentence when more malicious calls were made.
The RSPCA turned up to investigate reports she was mistreating a dog but she didn't even own a pet.
Then the fire service turned up after reports she had set fire to her own home.
Mr Bunch said the man in custody had threatened to set fire to her house so she found this development particularly worrying.
There were further unwanted takeaways delivered, someone attended to fake reports of a faulty boiler and Northumbria Water attended to bogus claims there was no water supply.
Swannie also got pest control to go out by claiming there were rats and a taxi arrived expecting to take the victim to Carlisle.
In a victim impact statement, the woman said she had been forced to move as a result of the offending, which made her very anxious.
When arrested, Swannie denied her partner had put her up to it but a judge rejected the claim he played no part, saying he was controlling and manipulative.
Swannie, 41, of Old Foundry Court, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, who has four previous convictions, pleaded guilty to sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety and was sentenced to a community order for 18 months and a five-year restraining order.
Recorder Mark Giuliani said: "It must be every parent's nightmare that someone makes a false complaint they have been mistreating a child."
He added: "You deny your ex partner put you up to it. I reject that.
"Your ex partner is manipulative and a coercive abuser who will stop at nothing.
"It's clear you were in an abusive and controlling relationship and it's no coincidence that many of these malicious calls were tied to significant dates during his progress through the justice system."
Andrew Walker, defending, said: "She described herself at the time of this offence as a horrible person, which seems to be an acknowledgement of the harm her offending has done to a person who has done her no wrong."
Mr Walker said the only link between the women was the man - referred to only as Mr Lambert - and said Swannie was in a coercive relationship with him at the time but is no longer in contact with him.
He added: "She has not said she was acting on his instructions but his presence in her life was influential.
"She bitterly regrets it. She was drinking about a litre of vodka a day at the time and this was out of character behaviour."
