A person set hearth to his automobile after an offended confrontation together with his mum, sister and ex-partner.
Hamilton Sheriff Court docket heard this week that the ladies needed to restrain Stephen Boyd on a sofa after violence flared.
Boyd, 38, of Bothwell Avenue, Hamilton, admitted throwing water over his sister and hitting her on the top with a cup.
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He additionally admitted spitting at his ex-partner, driving whereas unfit by drink or medicine and culpably and recklessly setting hearth to his automobile to the hazard of others.
The ladies have been at Boyd's mum's flat in Hamilton, on February 28 final yr.
Jennifer McCabe, prosecuting, stated: "About 5pm the accused arrived unannounced.
"He gave the impression to be below the affect and started to argue together with his ex-partner about drug taking.
"He received maintain of a cup of water, threw the contents in his sister's face and struck her with the cup on the aspect of the top.
"She pushed him on to the sofa and all events restrained him. Boyd then walked in direction of his ex and spat in her course.
"His mom advised him to go away and he drove away. The police arrived and so they detained him when he returned about 6.50pm.
"At the moment officers turned conscious that a automobile was on hearth and Boyd admitted he'd performed it."
Defence agent Jackson Bateman stated his shopper has psychological well being points and produced a psychiatric report for Sheriff John Speir to contemplate earlier than sentencing.
The sheriff imposed a neighborhood payback order as a substitute for a jail sentence.
Boyd will likely be below social work supervision and should do unpaid neighborhood work.
He can even be curfewed below an digital tagging order and has been banned from driving for a yr.
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