Knuckleduster was a gift from Inverness man's mother
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Police who were called to deal with a topless man being abusive in a Smithton car park were confronted by him wearing a knuckleduster.
Inverness Sheriff Court was told that officers had been sent to Kenneth Place in Inverness on the evening of November 8 last year.
They found 34-year-old William Cochrane, also known as John, lying on his back on the road near his home. He appeared to have a head injury with a pool of blood lying next to him, fiscal depute David Morton told the court.
“He appeared to be under the influence of either alcohol or drugs,” Mr Morton said. “He was arrested but first taken to hospital for treatment to his head injury and he was kept in hospital overnight. He was subject to a bail curfew between 7pm and 7am at the time.”
Defence solicitor Graham Mann said his client had been at home having a party and had too much to drink.
“One of the party left and my client went outside to see where he had gone. He was wearing the knuckleduster at the time. It had been a gift from his mother,” Mr Mann added.
He told Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald that Cochrane was currently serving an 18-month jail sentence with an earliest liberation date of August 7.
Cochrane admitted possession of offensive weapon and breach of bail curfew. He was sentenced to 29 weeks in prison, backdated to November 11 when he was remanded so his release date won’t be affected.
