'Jekyll and Hyde' youth given supervision order at Inverness Sheriff Court
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A TEENAGER who caused a disturbance as he threatened self harm later spat on a police officer at Raigmore Hospital.
Police were called to attend Planefield House in Montague Row, Inverness, on March 26 last year.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard Campbell Brett (18) was shouting and swearing within the property and CCTV footage also showed him entering a communal kitchen area and picking up a knife.
He was holding the knife when police attended, refused to drop it and closed his bedroom door on them.
He threatened to slash himself and officers if they tried to enter and only relented when officers with a riot shield attended.
Brett, now of Fingall Road, Dingwall, eventually opened the door and threw the knife on the floor.
Because of concerns for his wellbeing he was taken to Raigmore Hospital where he spat at a police officer and made racially offensive remarks to a member of staff.
Inverness Sheriff Court also heard of a further incident at Park Primary in Invergordon on June 7.
Police called an ambulance for Brett after he was seen with cuts and bruising and torn clothing.
He told police he had been in an arranged fight but then made abusive sexual comments and threatened to fight with ambulance staff.
His behaviour continued in hospital, including writing an abusive comment on a screen he had been asked to sign to confirm his refusal of treatment.
Solicitor Neil Wilson said Brett wished to apologise for his conduct, pointing out reports referred to his use of alcohol and other substances.
“He is a Jekyll and Hyde character and he needs the help which is laid out in the report,” he said.
Sheriff Chris Dickson placed Brett on an 18-month supervision order with requirements to complete 120 hours of unpaid work and undergo treatment for substance misuse.
