A Sheriff has taken pity on a motor mechanic after hearing his tales of woe following his arrest last May.
The man tried to get the day off but was refused, and he got behind the wheel, only for police to be informed that he was suspected of drink driving.
"These were some of the most vicious, nasty and appalling offences I have heard in a long time involving repeated violence," sheriff says.
Painter and decorator sent menacing email, hears Inverness Sheriff Court.
Inverness Sheriff Court hears about ‘toxic relationship’.
It followed a brief encounter in Wetherspoons.
Sheriff says dangerous manoeuvre past HGV could have had ‘catastophic’ outcome
The 60-year-old failed to disclose his savings had exceeded a certain threshold.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard he was "disorientated” after all and got fed up waiting for treatment at Raigmore Hospital.
The attack happened at a property in Inverness.
30-year-old man appeared in court today.
Sheriff says it was ‘pure luck injuries weren't a lot worse’ after shocking incident in Aviemore
It is also claimed the Inverness man threatened to fire bomb Dingwall Police Station.
A teenager punched and kicked a man to death in a frenzied attack because he thought a woman was being sexually assaulted.
Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines last month.
Police officers could smell cannabis from the vehicle.
Inverness Sheriff Court hears: “It is his intention to return to his own country.”
Police were concerned about the manner of his driving near Milton of Leys.
Police were suspicious when they twice saw a car in an alley known to be a location where drugs are dealt.
A man has appeared in court in connection with a fire in Dingwall on Sunday morning which closed the High Street for around five hours.