Inverness gardener’s drinking binge leads to three-figure fine
A 45-year-old Inverness gardener went on a days-long drinking binge with his partner and began shouting and swearing at her and threatening her with violence.
Steven Brock, of Carlton Terrace, appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court and admitted a charge of threatening behaviour towards the woman at their flat on September 27, 2024.
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Sheriff Sara Matheson was told that a neighbour intervened and took the couple's dog away which prompted Brock to go upstairs to his front door and strike it with a bicycle while demanding entry.
Defending, Rory Gowans said: "There were no previous domestic incidents. This stemmed from both of them drinking heavily over two or three days so his memory is not that good.
"He was going through a divorce at the time and bottled everything up. The neighbour took his dog upstairs and it was a lot of hot air. He has curtailed his drinking and he and his partner are still in a relationship."
Sheriff Matheson fined Brock £335 and declined to impose a non-harassment order at his partner's request.
