A Paisley man has been warned by a sheriff that he's on the cusp of custody after he hit a pregnant lady with a canine chain.
Brute Steven Fitch, 23, assaulted pregnant Kerri Daly on December 19, 2019, by placing her on the physique with a canine chain lead.
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Fitch, of Bankfoot Highway, within the city was on bail when he brutally assaulted Ms Daly on the time of the offence having been granted bail on March 26, 2019 at Paisley Sheriff Court docket.
On sentencing, Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill stated: “You assaulted the complainer who was pregnant on the time, with a canine chain and also you struck her on the again.
“This can be a very severe matter.
“On this case you effectively and actually match into the class of custody, nevertheless I'm ready to impose a neighborhood payback order.”
Sheriff Gill ordered Fitch to hold out 200 hours of unpaid work locally and positioned him on a restriction of liberty order evaluation for six months maintaining him inside his dwelling handle between 7pm and 7am every day.
Sheriff Gill warned Fitch that if he breaches the order then she's going to revoke the orders and impose a custodial sentence.