A 20-year-old man threatened to stab his own mother while holding a seven inch blade during a drunken row.
Brandon McLachlan appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and pled guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
He admitted repeatedly striking a wall, uttering threats of violence and brandishing a knife at his mum’s home at Park Road West, Rosyth, on May 20 this year.
Procurator fiscal depute Amy Robertson said McLachlan had been drinking alcohol throughout the day with friends and was described as being in a bad mood regarding family troubles concerning his mother, with whom he lives.
He returned home “heavily intoxicated” about 5pm and began to argue with her about a relationship with her partner.
During the argument he shouted: “See when I see him he is f***ing dead, I will kill him when he comes home”.
The fiscal said McLachlan then picked out a knife around seven inches long and began to hold the knife while shouting at his mother.
Ms Robertson said McLachlan began to punch the house wall and caused blood to cover the wall.
His mother tried to calm him down and advised him to put down the knife, but he said towards his mother: “I will f***ing stab you, you come here then”.
McLachlan then left the property and his mother contacted police out of concern for him.
Two hours later, officers traced him in a garden boozing with some friends.
He was seen to have a white bandage over his knuckles.
The court heard parts of his flesh were left on the wall he punched.
While being arrested he said: “I ken why yous are here, because I had a knife in my hand arguing with my mum”.
After being taken to the police station and charged he apologised.
Defence lawyer Aime Allan said her client, who was 19 at the time of the offence, was unhappy about how his stepfather was treating his mother.
The solicitor said he was privy to an argument between his mum and stepfather about him being potentially unfaithful and this thought was festering during the day while he was drinking.
Ms Allan said it “came to a head” when he spoke to his mum.
The lawyer said: “He is extremely remorseful for how he behaved in relation to his mother”.
Sheriff Mark O’Hanlon sentenced McLachlan to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and placed him under offender supervision for one year.
Barged through
An Angus woman who turned up at her ex’s home uninvited and was told to leave, snuck into his house when a delivery driver brought food to the door.
Linsay Dundas had messaged her former partner on the morning on April 15 this year.
He told her he just wanted to be friends, but later that day she attended at his home in Bruce Road, Arbroath.
Dundas, also from Arbroath, was in tears and said she wanted a Fire Stick streaming device from the property, which the man said he would arrange at a later date.
She tried to come through the door but her ex managed to close it before she could enter.
Prior to her arrival, the man had ordered takeaway food and the driver attended 10 minutes after Dundas.
When he knocked on the door, Dundas pushed her way in and sat on the stairs.
She grabbed the man by his arms, scratching him, and engaged in a struggle.
The 41-year-old first offender admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner when she appeared in the dock at Forfar Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Garry Sutherland deferred sentencing for six months for Dundas to be of good behaviour.
Ex-troop admits assault on cross-dresser
An ex-soldier attacked a cross-dressing man and told a passer-by “it’s not normal”.
Drunken Jonathon Sinclair, from Dunfermline, assaulted his victim as he made his way to a pub in the town.
Prosecutors told Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court the attack appeared to be completely unprovoked.
Fiscal depute Rachael Barr said the victim, who self-described as a cross-dresser, had only been experimenting with wearing women’s clothing for a year.
Sinclair approached him from behind and punched him with a closed fist, causing him to fall.
999 hoaxer
A serial hoaxer has been told to stop pranking 999 operators or face prison.
Kyle Wilkie, described in court as an “attention seeker,” has a history of raising false alarms to firefighters and police in Perth.
The city’s sheriff court heard that in April this year, the 23-year-old reported a bogus blaze at the Blue Lagoon chip shop.
On the same night, he directed emergency services to a South Street pub, claiming he could see a chip pan on fire.
Wilkie appeared at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted knowingly making false alarms to fire service staff.
He further pled guilty to assaulting a female police officer, following his arrest, by repeatedly attempting to headbutt and kick her.
Wilkie was warned to stay out of trouble for six months – and to start saving up for a compensation payment to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
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