Inverness man ‘lucky’ friend is alive after assault in Nairn
A nightclub reveller was told he is lucky his victim was alive after he pushed her to the ground and she was knocked unconscious when her head struck the kerb.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard that 24-year-old Poasa Nawacalevu was upset after hearing racial comments in the nightspot and his victim had gone out to Nairn's High Street to comfort him on June 2, 2024.
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Sheriff Gary Aitken was told by fiscal depute Victoria Silver that Nawacalevu had gone outside after drinking with his victim in the premises and she found him agitated and attempted to give him a hug.
"He then grabbed both her arms and pushed her forcefully to the ground where she hit her head against the kerb,” she said. “She got up and attempted to hug him again and he threw her to the ground again.”
Ms Silver added: “She attended Raigmore where she received a CT scan and was in hospital for a number of hours as she was told she was knocked out for some time.”
Nawacalevu, of Laurel Avenue, Inverness pleaded guilty to the assault and was fined a total of £760.
Sheriff Aitken said: “You are extremely lucky your friend is not dead through your foolish actions.”
Nawacalevu’s solicitor David Patterson said: “He recalls hearing racial comments in the club and was agitated because of that. He is unlikely to do it again.”
