CRACKED AFTER LEARNING OF WIFE’S AFFAIR
A sales manager jumped on the bonnet of his wife’s car, cracking the windscreen, after discovering she was having an affair with a woman from work.
Thirty-year-old Neil Gartside, of Eyemouth Holiday Park, admitted recklessly damaging the vehicle at the holiday park on September 13.
The other woman has since been relocated, with the chances of saving the couple’s 18-month marriage said to be 50-50.
Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said the offence had a domestic background, adding: “He suspected his wife was cheating on him and she admitted that. They have been married for 18 months, although the relationship has been for much longer.”
He said Gartside, who is a sales manager at the holiday park, jumped on to the bonnet of his wife’s car and kicked the windscreen, causing it to crack.
Defence solicitor Robert More said: “The person with whom she admitted having an affair was a woman employed by the holiday park. She has since been relocated to another place of work.
“The admission of infidelity was made that day, and his emotions were running very high indeed. He accepts it was very foolish to have done what he did, and he apologised. He has paid the excess insurance cost of the repair to the windscreen.”
The lawyer went on: “He says that the long-term prospects of saving his marriage are 50-50.”
Gartside was fined £500.
SHOUTED AT HIS FORMER PARTNER
A drunken man who shouted and swore at his former partner was sentenced to a community payback order with 60 hours of unpaid work, to be completed within six months.
Michael Wardle, 24, of Torwoodlee Road, Galashiels, appeared from custody and admitted threatening or abusive behaviour at Roxburgh Street, The Square, Abbey Row and Rodger Fish Gardens, all in Kelso, last Friday.
“She was approached by the accused, who was intoxicated. He accused her of sleeping with another man,” explained procurator fiscal Graham Fraser.
Wardle was described as being “in her face” and the police were called.
Ross Dow, defending, said his client claimed “she was giving as good as she got”, adding: “He is regretful and keen to reconcile.”
ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR
When the door was closed on her, Nyesha Mercer began throwing stones at the house.
Mercer, 20, of McLagan Drive, Hawick, appeared from custody and admitted threatening or abusive behaviour at a house at Hillend Drive, Hawick, on October 17.
Sentence was deferred until November 16 for reports. Mercer was released on bail, with a condition not to contact a named person, or to approach the house at Hillend Drive.
COMMUNITY PAYBACK ORDER
A feuding husband who prevented his wife from leaving the house was sentenced to a community payback order, with 150 hours of unpaid work to be completed within 12 months.
Jaroslaw Jereczek was warned by Sheriff Peter Paterson that the sentence was a direct alternative to custody.
The 44-year-old, of Howden Road, Jedburgh, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour, arguing with his wife and preventing her from leaving the house at Priors Meadow, Jedburgh, on April 19.
Defence solicitor Susan Gibson said the couple had reconciled.
VICTIM LEFT UNCONSCIOUS
A debt left a woman without a tooth and a man unconscious.
Darren Jones, 36, of Browns Cottage, Jedburgh, admitted assaulting a man, punching him on the head and causing him to fall to the ground, rendering him unconscious, at a house at Williams Close in the town on March 27 last year.
The accused also pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman, punching her on the head to her injury.
“He went to the house over a debt,” explained procurator fiscal Graham Fraser.
“The lady lost a front tooth and the man suffered a fractured right eye socket,” he added.
Defence lawyer Rory Bannerman said his client had acted completely out of character, adding: “One injury was intentional and the other unintentional, as the lady tried to intervene.”
Sheriff Peter Paterson told Jones: “I take into account your previous good character in imposing a community payback order.
“If you had had any sign of a record, I may have been looking at something different,” he warned.
The order was for 80 hours of unpaid work, to be completed within six months.
HUSBAND GOT THE BOOT
A wife who assaulted her husband with a boot was fined £150.
Alison Hume, 38, of Rachel Drive, Berrywell, Duns, admitted punching her husband and striking him on the head with a boot at their home on August 2.
Her lawyer, Ross Dow, said: “This was borne out of a strained relationship, which is now at an end.”
INTERMEDIATE HEARING
A 59-year-old who denies assaulting another woman has had a further intermediate hearing set for November 2.
Marion MacNaughton, 59, of Cheviot Road, Hawick, denies deliberately barging into a woman at Cheviot Road, Hawick, on September 6.
She is due to stand trial on November 17.
ASSAULT ALLEGATION
Two Hawick women who deny an assault allegation had a further intermediate hearing set for November 2.
Ashley Gallagher, 26, of Queens Drive, and 31-year-old Lisa Sharkey, of Branxholme Road, plead not guilty to assaulting a woman at a house at Noble Place, Hawick, on August 16.
They are due to stand trial on November 17.
CONTINUED WITHOUT PLEA
A Hawick man, accused of stealing £100, has had his case continued without plea until November 2.
Michael Hill, 26, of Loan, is charged with stealing money at Howdenbank, Hawick, between January 26 and January 29.
SENTENCE DEFERRED
Sentence was deferred until November 16 for reports on Scott Grant.
The 21-year-old, of Queens Drive, Hawick, admitted committing a breach of the peace at Baker Street, Hawick, on November 2 last year. He also pleaded guilty to behaving in an aggressive manner at Sandbed, Hawick, on November 16 last year.
CANNABIS CRIME
A Hawick man was found in possession of cannabis.
Craig Robson, 22, of Wellfield Road, admitted having the illegal drug at a house at Silverbuthall Road, Hawick, and at the town’s police station on September 4.
The accused also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a bail condition on September 3.
Sentence was deferred until November 16 for reports.
TON-UP ACCUSED
A driver accused of speeding at 100mph has had his case continued without plea until November 16.
Artur Wonsik, 37, of Colonsay Close, Edinburgh, is charged with driving a car at 100mph in a 60mph speed limit at Tower Farm, Berwickshire, on August 7.
JANUARY
TRIAL DATE
A Hawick man who denies assaulting the proprietor of an Indian restaurant will stand trial on January 12, with an intermediate hearing on November 16.
Alan King, 53, of Teviotside Terrace, is alleged to have punched the man repeatedly to the head in a racially-aggravated offence at Khans Indian, Teviot Crescent, Hawick, on September 13. He also denied racially-abusive behaviour and threatening to burn down the premises.
TOILETRIES
THIEF
A thief had sentence deferred until December 1.
Lee Wightman, 31, of Mansfield Crescent, Hawick, admitted stealing toiletries at Sainsbury’s, Commercial Road, Hawick, on July 20.
SEX
OFFENDER
Police recovered 38 movies from a laptop, showing young boys in states of undress, and young males having sex with each other.
First offender Mark Ross, 49, of Fell Court, Gateshead, appeared on indictment and admitted possession of indecent pseudo photos of children at Creel Court, St Abbs, between November 2010 and December 2013.
The court heard how police received information that someone had been accessing images of child abuse through the internet.
Hearing a previously-ordered report was not available, Sheriff Peter Paterson further deferred sentence until December 1.
Ross remains on the Sex Offenders Register.
REPORTS ORDERED
A woman who assaulted a man in Hawick had sentence deferred until December 1 for reports.
Kirsty Neilson, 31, of Hassendean Court, Hawick, admitted assaulting a man to his injury at a house at Mansfield Park on March 30.
She also pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman at Hassendean Court, Hawick, on the same date.