A Methil man has admitted pouring water over his partner during an assault.
Robert Stenhouse, 34, of Wheatley Street, admitted the attack at an address in the town last July.
He shouted, swore and made derogatory remarks to her, poured water over her and seized her by the arm before forcefully pulling her.
He will be sentenced in February.
Starving Rottweilers
A Fife couple have been banned for life from keeping animals after their two Rottweilers were found starving and neglected. Mary Walton, 62, and George Todd, 71, from Methil caused their pets Beau and Nala unnecessary suffering by failing to provide them with adequate nutrition.
Cannabis stalks
A Glenrothes man was caught with hundreds of pounds of cannabis material he had thrown in the bin.
Darren Currie’s home was raided after police received a tip-off he was dealing drugs.
When officers entered, they found only stalks from cannabis plants, rather than the more valuable parts of the greenery.
The 30-year-old admitted a charge of drug possession when he appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Fiscal depute Amy Robertson told the court despite being waste, the 42.6g of stalks still had a value of £426.
Solicitor Iain McCafferty, defending, said: “The material was found within a bin in the living room, having been thrown out.
“It wasn’t prize material, it was stalks.”
Sheriff John MacRitchie said: “It was thrown away and not intended to be used but that may beg the question as to what it had been thrown away from.
“But I’m not going to ask that question as you were charged with possession.”
Currie, of Heriot Court, admitted possessing herbal cannabis at his home on October 7 2021 and was fined Currie £225.
Porno proposal
A Dunfermline 19-year-old asked a hotel worker if she wanted to be in a porn shoot with him and another male. The worker was left “horrified and scared” by Cameron Allan’s creepy request, made worse when he then showed her a graphic picture of a male exposing himself.
Black bag of goods
A Montrose home-raider was spotted clambering into a property in broad daylight.
Tammy Whyte was found to have filled a black binbag with DVDs, tobacco and a towel gathered inside the Ferry Street home.
She also took the resident’s bank card, Forfar Sheriff Court heard.
A neighbour saw the resident lock up and leave the property on November 23 2021.
Whyte, 19, arrived shortly afterwards and fully opened the ajar front window to climb into the property and the neighbour called police.
Officers found Whyte inside and established there was already a warrant out for her arrest.
She told police she knew the resident and had permission to be inside.
But in court, Whyte, of Garrison Road, admitted entering the property through an unsecured window and attempting to steal the items.
She also admitted missing a court hearing on October 4 last year.
Solicitor Billy Rennie said: “She doesn’t remember much about it.”
Sheriff Derek Reekie ordered reports and deferred sentencing until March 2.
Straight back to jail
An Arbroath man hurled a brick through a police station window just hours after being released from prison. James Brown, 36, has been given another spell behind bars for the offence, born of “frustration” with the police in his home town.
Pulled knife on mum
A man has admitted pulling a knife on his 95-year-old mother during an argument at their Perth home.
Iain Anderson, 59, grabbed the three-inch kitchen knife after becoming upset about “world events” on the news.
At Perth Sheriff Court, he admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards his mum at her home near Bankfoot on June 23 last year.
He pled guilty to shouting, swearing and brandishing the blade while adopting an aggressive demeanour.
Fiscal depute Sarah Wilkinson said: “The accused has lived there since 2008 but it appears he has never worked, never assisted with bills and refused to sign up for benefits.”
She said Anderson’s mother suffered a stroke in 2015 and was often “extremely confused.”
The court heard at around tea-time on June 23, Ms Anderson asked her son if he would make dinner.
The fiscal depute said: “He did not answer and appeared to be getting upset by world events after watching the news.”
Ms Anderson said they began to bicker.
“The accused approached her with a knife in his hand.
“He brandished this at her while continuing to shout and swear in a threatening manner.”
The argument was overheard by a neighbour who called police
Anderson, whose address was listed on court papers as “no fixed abode,” represented himself in court.
He said his mother could be “difficult” with him.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis deferred sentence until April 12 to give Anderson the chance to prove he can stay out of trouble.
Ticket blaze
A drunken fire-starter who torched 21 ticket machines in a £130,000 Perth car park blaze has been jailed. William Black, 47, was caught on camera staggering into the ground floor of the Canal Street multi-storey site wearing a vest and carrying a ‘wet floor’ sign.
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