Inverness sheriff leaves owners to take civil action after hearing £7k damage caused to holiday let - despite culprit offering compensation
An argument with his brother annoyed a 20-year-old Inverness man so much that he began to trash the holiday let property he was visiting in the city and caused over £7000 worth of damage.
Jaq Hodgson, of Cameron Barracks, Old Perth Road, first smashed a hanging glass fitting which badly cut his hand.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that he began flicking the blood all over the walls and doors before wrecking a TV set, scattering water all over the floor and smashing another light fitting.
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Police were called and Hodgson was arrested.
Defending, Natalie Paterson told Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald: "He had an argument on the phone with his brother about family issues. He had been drinking heavily at the time. He is remorseful and can pay compensation."
But the sheriff decided on an £840 fine after Hodgson admitted vandalising the property in Inverness's Hill Street and added she would leave the owners to take any civil action against Hodgson to recover any loss.
She went on: "If this is the way you behave after you have been drinking, it is not wise for you to drink. You cannot control your temper or your emotions. This was a violent display albeit against property."
