A KFC meal price a Renfrew dad £720 after he misplaced the plot and punched the supervisor when complaining concerning the eatery’s bogs.
Kenneth Scott, 51, grabbed the fast-food restaurant supervisor by the neck and punched him on the again of the pinnacle after complaining concerning the lack of toilet roll and hand cleaning soap.
Scott, of Craigielea Park in Renfrew, admitted the assault, which came about within the city’s Braille Crescent department on April 23.
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On Friday at Paisley Sheriff Courtroom, Sheriff Lindsay Kooner slammed Scott’s actions as “unacceptable”, ordering him to pay £400 in compensation to his sufferer for the nasty assault.
Sheriff Kooner additionally fined Scott £320 ordering he pays this at £100 per thirty days, warning him: “Ensure this comes out of your pocket and never the household’s funds.”
Prosecutor Jason Stark beforehand advised the court docket: “Round 6.40pm the sufferer was working as a supervisor within the retailer.
“The accused got here as much as the counter complaining he was dissatisfied with the male bogs.
“As a result of nature of the criticism an inspection was carried out.
“As soon as within the male bogs, the supervisor deemed them passable.
“This angered the accused and he grabbed the supervisor by the neck and punched him on the again of the pinnacle.
“The police have been contacted and so they arrived at 6.55pm and arrested the accused.”
Defence agent on the final calling, Kevin Brady advised the court docket that the state of the loos was a lot worse than the Crown had narrated.
Mr Brady defined: “Mr Scott attended the restaurant along with his spouse and son, and whereas his spouse was ordering the meals he went to the bathroom.
“His spouse despatched their son to ask Mr Scott what he needed to order and he needed to ask his son to go get bathroom paper.
“There was no lock on the door and no cleaning soap within the dispenser. His spouse additionally acknowledged there was no bathroom paper within the feminine bogs.”
Mr Brady mentioned Scott, who beforehand labored in safety at Glasgow Airport, felt the bogs have been a “shame.”
He added: “Given it’s finger meals and in occasions of covid, Mr Scott felt the bogs the place unhygienic. He had been left standing on the counter for 20 minutes earlier than he was spoken to. When he confirmed the supervisor that there was no cleaning soap within the dispenser, he was advised ‘In case you are good sufficient you’ll determine it out.’
“He thought he was handled completely disgracefully and it was a momentary lapse and he acted in the best way the narration describes.”
On Friday, solicitor, Anthony Callaghan added that Scott was “embarrassed” by the incident.
He added: “He's actually at a loss and is embarrassed about his response on this present day.
“He's ashamed and the background report additionally reveals that.
“He's employed, is married and has three youngsters, he has beforehand been of excellent character and his household are additionally ashamed of his actions this present day.”
Sentencing, Sheriff Kooner mentioned: “It’s actually inexplicable how somebody of your earlier good character and good work ethic would behave within the method that you simply did and it’s utterly unacceptable.”
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