A drunk Scots couple lashed out throughout a melee at a practice station which noticed a sufferer’s false tooth smashed by a punch. Meggan Hunter, 25, and Scott Watson, 40, attacked three individuals in the course of the disturbance at Waverley railway station in Edinburgh.
A passerby who tried to intervene was struck within the face by Watson and his dentures have been destroyed. Edinburgh Sheriff Courtroom heard Hunter and Watson, who've since break up up, had been ingesting closely earlier than the incident.
The pair appeared on the courtroom on Monday when Hunter pled responsible to assaulting Sara Russell and Watson admitted assaults on Melissa Kavanaugh and Bruce Perry. Fiscal depute Abbie McKerlie mentioned the co-accused had been strolling over a bridge within the station at round 8.30pm.
Ms McKerlie mentioned Sara made a remark to Hunter as she handed by. Hunter grabbed Sara by the hair, the courtroom was instructed, and punched her on the top. The prosecutor mentioned Melissa had tried to drag the ladies aside when Watson kicked her to the physique.
The courtroom heard passerby Bruce had approached the “melee” and tried to assist Melissa when Watson punched him to the mouth. Ms McKerlie mentioned the higher and decrease components of Bruce’s dentures have been broken and price £500 to interchange.
Sara suffered cuts and bruises to her legs and arms, the courtroom heard. Defence agent Chris Fehily, representing Hunter, mentioned his consumer instructed cops afterwards she’d had “an excessive amount of to drink” on the night-out with then-boyfriend Watson.
Mr Fehily mentioned they encountered the opposite group, who had additionally been ingesting, and “phrases have been exchanged”. The solicitor mentioned Hunter, a carer with the NHS, had been “known as names’ and “regrettably she misplaced her mood”.
Defence agent Colin Severin, representing Watson, mentioned his consumer “was performing in defence of Ms Hunter”. Mr Severin mentioned Watson had wrongly believed Bruce was “a part of the struggle” when he struck him in the course of the encounter on August 24 2019.
Watson ran his personal scaffolding agency, the courtroom heard, and employed 9 workers. Sheriff Norman McFadyen instructed the accused, each of Gorebridge, Midlothian, their behaviour was “deeply disagreeable and completely pointless”.
Hunter was fined £180 and ordered to pay Sara £300 in compensation. Watson, who had a earlier conviction for assault, was fined £270 and instructed to pay £500 compensation to Bruce.
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