Nwicker60
14-Jun-15, 09:31
Got it wrong trying to find person alleged to have assault his daughter sheriff court is told
MICHAEL NICOLSON decided to pay the man, he had been told had assaulted his daughter, a visit.
He forced his way into a house in Wick and grabbed a man by the throat. However, it turned out he had got the wrong house and the wrong man, Wick Sheriff Court was told this week.
Nicolson, 40, admitted a breach of the peace and a record. He was ordered to carry out 60 hours unpaid work in the community.
The court heard that the accused was persuaded to calm down following the incident at the house in Murchison Street, Wick, on April 6, and left.
David Barclay, prosecuting, said that while the claim about his daughter had caused Nicolson "great upset and anxiety", the manner in which he had tried to get to the bottom of it, was "unfortunate".
Sheriff Andrew Berry told the accused that the incident could have developed into something "more serious" than was intended and made the point that,while any father would have been upset had they been told their child had been assaulted, Nicolson's proper course of action should have been to contact the police.
The sheriff told Nicolson, of 146 Willowbank, Wick : "Given your history of assault, you should have known better."
Thefts were 'miserable' and 'sinful'
THEFTS from the Salvation Army were described as "a pretty miserable offence" by the sheriff who ordered the thief to carry out 100 hours unpaid work in the community.
The items taken from the SA hall in Wick, by Julie Woods, on December 11, included a bag of toilet rolls, a pair of gloves, clothes, and toiletries and sweets.
Woods, of 5 Owen Place, Wick, pleaded guilty to the offence and admitted a record.
Sheriff Berry, who saw a background report, said: "I gather from it that you understand it was a pretty miserable thing to do."
The sheriff said that a background report stated that the 22-year-old had regarded the thefts as "bang out of order" and she had used an unusual term for one so young - "It was a big sin".
MICHAEL NICOLSON decided to pay the man, he had been told had assaulted his daughter, a visit.
He forced his way into a house in Wick and grabbed a man by the throat. However, it turned out he had got the wrong house and the wrong man, Wick Sheriff Court was told this week.
Nicolson, 40, admitted a breach of the peace and a record. He was ordered to carry out 60 hours unpaid work in the community.
The court heard that the accused was persuaded to calm down following the incident at the house in Murchison Street, Wick, on April 6, and left.
David Barclay, prosecuting, said that while the claim about his daughter had caused Nicolson "great upset and anxiety", the manner in which he had tried to get to the bottom of it, was "unfortunate".
Sheriff Andrew Berry told the accused that the incident could have developed into something "more serious" than was intended and made the point that,while any father would have been upset had they been told their child had been assaulted, Nicolson's proper course of action should have been to contact the police.
The sheriff told Nicolson, of 146 Willowbank, Wick : "Given your history of assault, you should have known better."
Thefts were 'miserable' and 'sinful'
THEFTS from the Salvation Army were described as "a pretty miserable offence" by the sheriff who ordered the thief to carry out 100 hours unpaid work in the community.
The items taken from the SA hall in Wick, by Julie Woods, on December 11, included a bag of toilet rolls, a pair of gloves, clothes, and toiletries and sweets.
Woods, of 5 Owen Place, Wick, pleaded guilty to the offence and admitted a record.
Sheriff Berry, who saw a background report, said: "I gather from it that you understand it was a pretty miserable thing to do."
The sheriff said that a background report stated that the 22-year-old had regarded the thefts as "bang out of order" and she had used an unusual term for one so young - "It was a big sin".