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24-Jan-13, 09:24
Accused threatened to smash windscreen claimed ex-partner
A COUPLE’s break-up wasn’t entirely amicable it was claimed at Wick Sheriff Court yesterday.
Christina Hindmarch, 26, claimed that when she went to collect her belongings from David Macgregor’s house, he told her where to go in no uncertain terms, and took his garden gate off its hinges and threatened to throw it through the windscreen of her car.
Miss Hindmarch said her step brother Leslie Platt got out of the car and persuaded him not to.
Macgregor, of 16 Elzy Road, Staxigoe, denied threatening or abusive behaviour.
The court was told that they had ended their relationship had earlier on October 7, last year in an exchange of mobile phone texts.
Miss Hindmarch told the court that Mr Platt and herself were putting her belongings, which had been left outside the accused’s house, into the boot of the car when Macgregor appeared and told her to f---- off using a racial term.
Macgregor was said to have remained in front of the car after deciding against smashing the windscreen and Miss Hindmarch said that she had to break sharply to avoid hitting him.
They were eventually able to drive off.
Unemployed Leslie Platt, 38, supported Miss Hindmarch’s evidence and denied defence solicitor Neil Wilson’s suggestion claimed their evidence was lies and that they had got together to make up a story.
Macgregor told the court there was no truth in the gate allegation.
He claimed that Miss Hindmarch had revved the engine of her car and he had to jump over a garden wall to avoid being run down.
The accused conceded he had used the f word when telling the pair to go away, but without any racial connotations. He added that £10 Miss Hindmarch claimed he owed her, had been paid the previous day.
Sheriff Andrew Berry said there had been fundamental differences in the order of events given by the Crown witnesses and added that the accused’s evidence was “a little bit nearer the mark” than that given by the defence witness.
The charge was found not proven.
A COUPLE’s break-up wasn’t entirely amicable it was claimed at Wick Sheriff Court yesterday.
Christina Hindmarch, 26, claimed that when she went to collect her belongings from David Macgregor’s house, he told her where to go in no uncertain terms, and took his garden gate off its hinges and threatened to throw it through the windscreen of her car.
Miss Hindmarch said her step brother Leslie Platt got out of the car and persuaded him not to.
Macgregor, of 16 Elzy Road, Staxigoe, denied threatening or abusive behaviour.
The court was told that they had ended their relationship had earlier on October 7, last year in an exchange of mobile phone texts.
Miss Hindmarch told the court that Mr Platt and herself were putting her belongings, which had been left outside the accused’s house, into the boot of the car when Macgregor appeared and told her to f---- off using a racial term.
Macgregor was said to have remained in front of the car after deciding against smashing the windscreen and Miss Hindmarch said that she had to break sharply to avoid hitting him.
They were eventually able to drive off.
Unemployed Leslie Platt, 38, supported Miss Hindmarch’s evidence and denied defence solicitor Neil Wilson’s suggestion claimed their evidence was lies and that they had got together to make up a story.
Macgregor told the court there was no truth in the gate allegation.
He claimed that Miss Hindmarch had revved the engine of her car and he had to jump over a garden wall to avoid being run down.
The accused conceded he had used the f word when telling the pair to go away, but without any racial connotations. He added that £10 Miss Hindmarch claimed he owed her, had been paid the previous day.
Sheriff Andrew Berry said there had been fundamental differences in the order of events given by the Crown witnesses and added that the accused’s evidence was “a little bit nearer the mark” than that given by the defence witness.
The charge was found not proven.