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The Courier
3 days ago
- The Courier
Friday court round-up — Sudocrem chaos and porn obsession
A man smeared Sudocrem on his mother's floor and couch and wrecked doors in her home after an argument. , 27, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court to plead guilty to vandalising property at an address in High Valleyfield on March 28 this year. He damaged doors, overturned furniture and appliances and spilled Sudocrem, which is used to treat nappy rash and other skin conditions. Prosecutor Catherine Stevenson told the court Justice had argued with his mother, who left the house for a few hours and returned to find the damage and her son still there. She contacted police, who attended to find a broken door in the hallway, holes on other doors, and Sudocrem on a wooden floor couch. The fiscal depute said the kitchen was in a 'state of disarray'. When Justice was arrested, he replied: 'I will replace the door'. Ms Stevenson indicated that no value for the damage caused was made available to the court. Defence lawyer Aime Allan said Justice, of Mackie Place, Dunfermline, was struggling with his mental health at the time but is now on treatment and feeling better and has paid to fix the damage. Ms Allan said Justice and his mother are still talking but he is not allowed to enter the property and is staying with another family member. Sheriff Susan Duff deferred sentence for six months for Justice to demonstrate good behaviour, at which point he will be admonished if he has stayed out of trouble. A brazen drug dealer caught pushing street Valium in Dundee city centre has been jailed. Police CCTV captured , 53, exchanging wraps of etizolam and cash on High Street and City Square on multiple occasions. A young man with a pornography 'obsession' was shopped to police by his own parents after they discovered a secret hard drive containing indecent images of children. , 24, appeared at Perth Sheriff Court and admitted possessing illicit files featuring youngsters as young as 10, on May 2 2021. Fiscal Douglas Thompson said: 'At the time of the offence, the accused was living at home with his parents. 'There were difficulties within the family, in regards to his obsession with pornography.' He said Copland was not allowed to connect to the home wi-fi in an effort to stop him downloading X-rated video and images. His mum and dad also routinely searched his electronic devices. On May 2 2021, with Copland out of the house his parents searched his bedroom and found a hard drive of which they had previously been unaware. It contained multiple adult images but also a folder titled 'Young' which contained indecent images of children thought to be between 10 and 13. Police were contacted and several electronic devices were later seized by police for analysis and a total of 64 obscene files were found, including 24 duplicates. Copland, of Perth, was placed on the sex offenders register and will be sentenced next month. A domestic thug has been jailed for breaching a strict court order by bombarding his ex-partner with a series of menacing voicemails. In one of the recordings, told his former partner: 'I will destroy you.' A domestic bully who trapped and attacked his former partner in a flat in Forfar has been jailed for more than two years. previously locked his victim inside her first floor flat, held a knife against her throat and threatened to kill her. Just three weeks earlier, the roadworker appeared in court from custody after biting her chest in an argument. Earlier this year, McKay pled guilty to injuring the woman in a domestic assault on June 17 last year, then again after abducting her on July 6 and sentencing was deferred for McKay to be interviewed by social workers. At Dundee Sheriff Court, he appeared by video link from HMP Perth to be sentenced to 27 months in prison, backdated to the start of his remand. His solicitor John Boyle said there is 'an acceptance that he requires assistance to regulate his temper'. Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith also made a five-year non-harassment order and told him to complete nine months of post-release supervision. A bogus psychiatrist who treated scores of patients while working in Tayside has been ordered to pay back the NHS more than £400,000 or face two-and-a-half more years in prison. , 62, who faked the completion of her qualifications, was jailed in February 2023 for seven years after she committed a string of fraud offences. An annoying pub-goer was caught by police in Cowdenbeath at nearly four times the drink-drive limit. got in his car after being asked to leave the Beath Inn and was spotted driving about half-an-hour later with damage to the front of his vehicle and a burst tyre. The 38-year-old, of Dunfermline Road, Crossgates, appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court to plead guilty to driving with excess alcohol (84mics/22) at Station Road, Cowdenbeath, on May 7 this year. Sheriff Susan Duff fined him £300 and disqualified him from driving for a year, though the ban can be cut to nine months if he completes a drink-driving rehabilitation course. Prosecutor Catherine Stevenson told the court that around 11.30pm police received a report from staff at the pub saying Reid was asked to leave after 'causing annoyance' and had done so in a car. After the damaged vehicle was spotted, stopped at a junction, officers approached Reid, who was smelling of alcohol and had glazed eyes. Defence lawyer Pete Robertson said he doubts Reid, who works for RJ Macleod and drives a van for colleagues, would lose his job as a result of the conviction on the basis there are others working in the organisation who do not have a driving licence. A woman from Bridge of Allan who embezzled £49,000 from her own grandmother after being granted power of attorney has been ordered to repay the money within nine months. was spared jail but handed the maximum possible number of hours of unpaid work. A Fife man caught driving while disqualified two days in a row has narrowly avoided a jail sentence. , 37, drove a Vauxhall Astra illegally in Cowdenbeath High Street on May 7 and in Blacklaw Road and Gorrie Street, both Dunfermline, on May 8. He appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court for sentencing by video link to prison after earlier pleading guilty to two charges each of driving while disqualified and without insurance. The court heard Scappaticcio, of Brucefield Terrace, Lochgelly, was banned from driving for five years in August last year. Defence lawyer Stephen Morrison said his explanation for one of the incidents is the owner of the car had taken his 'bag of property' and suggested he would not return it unless he moved the vehicle because others were drinking. Mr Morrison said his client had initially refused to do this but 'succumbed to intimidation'. The solicitor said Scappaticcio, who has issues with anxiety and depression, has been on remand since May 9. Sheriff Charles Lugton told him 'you are very close to going to jail' but sentenced him to 200 hours of unpaid work, a nine-month tagging order, two years of offender supervision and a programme requirement to engage with the road traffic offenders group. He also banned him from driving for six years. The sheriff said the sentence is a direct alternative to custody.
The Courier
27-05-2025
- The Courier
Fife baby shower ends in violence as families feud
A baby shower attended by feuding families in Fife ended in violence. There was hostility between the relatives of the couple having the baby as light-hearted games such as 'Baby Bingo' were ruined by offensive comments fired back and forward across the hall, Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard. The bad feeling between the families escalated to violence outside the hall in Lochore. The mum and sister of the mother-to-be landed ended up in the dock on assault charges. Sarah Wilson, 45, of Kirkcaldy, admitted punching the other mum after grabbing her hair. Chardonnay Wilson, 20, also from Kirkcaldy, was found guilty of assaulting another woman. Chardonnay Wilson told the court the baby shower for her sister Chantelle, had started at 1pm. She said the two families were sitting at different tables and 'at first it was fine'. However, bad feeling began to escalate during a game called 'Would Mummy Rather'. She explained there was a question, 'would mummy rather put a bottle on for the baby or open a bottle of wine'. She said someone from the father-to-be's family shouted out the new mum would open a bottle of wine. 'Chantelle got upset and everything started to escalate from there,' she said. She described how her mum Sarah and the other mother were 'arguing back and forward'. 'My mum told her they could speak any other day but not to spoil the occasion,' she said. The court was told there was more arguing during a game of 'Baby Bingo' and allegations about sexual comments being heard. There were then claims about an abusive comment, 'F***ing fools', aimed at the Wilsons, being written on a paper plate. Wilson said she had also written a good wishes message in the baby book and someone had ripped it out. Gino Gambale, solicitor for Chardonnay Wilson, asked for his client to be given an absolute discharge, as a conviction would end her three-year career as a carer. Sheriff Susan Duff said it would 'not be proportionate' to impose a sentence which would end a young person's career and agreed to the defence request, meaning the offence will not go on Wilson's record. Sarah Wilson will be sentenced on June 4 after the sheriff called for reports.
Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Baby shower descends into punch up involving family of famous darts star
Sarah Wilson, 45, and daughter Chardonnay, 20, who are both relatives of a darts legend appeared in court over a fight at a baby shower with two members of another family A punch-up broke out at a baby shower involving relatives of a famous darts player when they started to play a light-hearted game. Sarah Wilson, 45, and daughter Chardonnay, 20, ended up in court last week over the fracas at the family event in Fife. They were at a party being held at Lochore Miners' Welfare Social Club where the atmosphere turned sour with an expectant mum allegedly punched and a gran saying an essential feeding tube was dislodged, a court heard. Sarah Wilson of Kirkcaldy allegedly assaulted Pamela Ritchie by grabbing her hair and repeatedly punching her on the body on May 18 last year, Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard. And Chardonnay was found guilty of assaulting Yvonne Ritchie, the grandmother of the father-to-be. Sarah is the niece of Scottish darts legend Jocky Wilson - but reacted furiously when asked about her relationship with the late sportsman. She said: 'I'm Jocky Wilson's niece and Chardonnay is his great niece but that has nothing to do with any of this.' Speaking to the Daily Record yesterday Chardonnay - who was given an absolute discharge by a sheriff after being found guilty - insisted she was innocent. She said: 'I didn't touch her feeding tube and I didn't pull her feeding tube out. I didn't do anything. It took three of them to try and attack me.' Games at the baby shower, such as baby bingo, were ruined by offensive comments fired back and forth across the hall in Lochore, Fife, Dunfermline Sheriff Court had heard last week. And the bad feeling between the families escalated to violence outside the Lochore hall. Chardonnay told the court the event had started at 1pm and was a baby shower for her sister Chantelle ahead of the birth of her daughter, which occurred a fortnight later. She said the two families were sitting at different tables and 'at first it was fine'. The court was told there was more arguing during a game of baby bingo and allegations about sexual comments being heard. There were then claims about an abusive comment, 'f****** fools', aimed at the Wilsons, being written on a paper plate. Chardonnay's mum Sarah will be sentenced on June 4 for her part in the incident. Gino Gambale, solicitor for Chardonnay, asked for his client to be given an absolute discharge as a conviction would end her career as a carer. The sheriff agreed and gave her an absolute discharge. Chardonnay continues to refute the claims she was behind an attack on Yvonne Ritchie by punching or kicking her and trying to pull out the breathing tube. Sheriff Susan Duff said it would 'not be proportionate' to impose a sentence which would end a young person's career in this case. She agreed to the defence request for an absolute discharge. Chardonnay said: 'I was accused of battering Yvonne and I was accused of attempting to pull her feeding tube out. This has gone on for two years. Four months before all of this happened I received threatening messages.' Sarah admitted in court that she assaulted Pamela Ritchie by seizing her by the hair and repeatedly punching her on the body. Chardonnay Wilson, also of Kirkcaldy, was found guilty of a charge that she assaulted Yvonne Ritchie, who had claimed she attempted to seize her essential feeding tube.
Daily Record
27-05-2025
- Daily Record
Darts star Jocky Wilson's family speak out after baby shower descends into chaos
Sarah Wilson, 45, and daughter Chardonnay, 20, ended up in court over the fracas but have claimed they are the victims of a two-year long vendetta. Darts legend Jocky Wilson's niece and her daughter have hit back after being convicted over a rumpus at a baby shower. Sarah Wilson, 45, and daughter Chardonnay, 20, ended up in court last week over the fracas at the family event in Fife. The baby shower, which had been attended by feuding families, ended in violence with a mum being punched and a gran claiming Chardonnay dislodged her 'essential' feeding tube. The mother and daughter were convicted last week over their part in the affair but insist they did nothing wrong. Sarah is the niece of Scottish darts legend Jocky - but reacted furiously when asked about her relationship with the late sporstman. She said: 'I'm Jocky Wilson's niece and Chardonnay is his great niece but that has nothing to do with any of this.' Speaking to the Record yesterday Chardonnay - who was given an absolute discharge by a sheriff after being found guilty - insisted she was innocent. She said: 'I didn't touch her feeding tube and I didn't pull her feeding tube out. 'I didn't do anything. It took three of them to try and attack me.' Light-hearted games at the baby shower, such as baby bingo, were ruined by offensive comments fired back and forth across the hall in Lochore, Fife, Dunfermline Sheriff Court had heard last week. The bad feeling between the families escalated to violence outside the Lochore hall. Chardonnay told the court the event had started at 1pm and was a baby shower for her sister Chantelle ahead of the birth of her daughter, which occurred a fortnight later. She said the two families were sitting at different tables and 'at first it was fine'. The court was told there was more arguing during a game of baby bingo and allegations about sexual comments being heard. There were then claims about an abusive comment, 'f****** fools', aimed at the Wilsons, being written on a paper plate. Chardonnay's mum Sarah will be sentenced on June 4 for her part in the incident. Gino Gambale, solicitor for Chardonnay, asked for his client to be given an absolute discharge as a conviction would end her career as a carer. The sheriff agreed and gave her an absolute discharge. Chardonnay continues to refute the claims she was behind an attack on Yvonne Ritchie by punching or kicking her and trying to pull out the breathing tube. Sheriff Susan Duff said it would 'not be proportionate' to impose a sentence which would end a young person's career in this case. She agreed to the defence request for an absolute discharge. Chardonnay said: 'I was accused of battering Yvonne and I was accused of attempting to pull her feeding tube out. 'This has gone on for two years. 'Four months before all of this happened I received threatening messages.' Sarah admitted in court that on 18 th May last year at Lochore Miners' Welfare Institute, Lochleven Road, Lochore, she assaulted Pamela Ritchie by seizing her by the hair and repeatedly punching her on the body. Chardonnay Wilson, of Hendry Crescent, Kirkcaldy, was found guilty of a charge that she assaulted Yvonne Ritchie, who had claimed she by attempted to seize her essential feeding tube.
The Courier
24-05-2025
- The Courier
Dog breeder who caused £3.5k of damage to Fife Holiday Inn Express is admonished
A dog breeder who caused £3,500 of damage to his Fife hotel room before being caught with an illegal spray has been admonished by a court after paying the compensation and behaving himself. Daniel Robertson trashed the room during a drunken rampage at the Holiday Inn Express in Dunfermline's Halbeath Road on July 30 2023. Dunfermline Sheriff Court heard he had been there with his wife and his dog, which was to be used in breeding in the area. After police arrested him, he was found with a German-made product called 'dragon pepper spray', which he had bought on a website for dog breeders. Robertson's defence lawyer, Robert Mitchell, told the court his client had bought the spray to keep other dogs away from his valuable Dogue de Bordeaux. In May last year, Robertson, of Drumillan Hill, Greenock, pled guilty to vandalism and possessing a can of irritant spray, deemed a prohibited weapon under the Firearms Act. The 37-year-old appeared in the dock this week for sentencing, which had been deferred for him to pay compensation and show good behaviour. Robertson's defence lawyer said his client advises he has not touched alcohol since. Sheriff Susan Duff told Robertson she would take on board what his lawyer has said and the changes he has made to his life, as well as the high financial cost and admonished him. Prosecutor Amy Robertson told the court previously a guest at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel informed a night porter about 'shouting and screaming' in a room at around 1.30am. When the night porter approached, he was told to 'f**k off' by the man who answered the door. Police arrived to find Robertson in the room with a 'large dog,' the fiscal said. The inside pane of a double-glazed window was broken and the TV was 'smashed and upside down on the floor'. The fiscal depute said: 'Foam from a fire extinguisher was sprayed on the ceiling and alcohol was covering almost every surface in the room. 'A skirting board was also ripped from the wall.' Ms Robertson said the total cost of damage for repair was £3,500. The fiscal depute said Robertson was severely intoxicated and while in custody, found to be carrying the dragon pepper spray. Mr Mitchell stressed it was sold openly and it had not occurred to his client it might be an offence to have it. In relation to the vandalism, the lawyer said Robertson could not explain what happened and that 'he was drunk'.
