PUB LANDLORD ANDREW QUINN GUILTY OF ASSAULTING MOTHER-IN-LAW OVER FISH AND CHIPS ROW
A man battered his mother-in-law following an argument about fish and chips, a court heard.Pub landlord Andrew Quinn, 42, was boiling mad about the quality of the fried meal his mother-in-law brought home and launched into a savage attack which included an “inadvertent” kick to the head.
Quinn, a strapping six-footer who ran the Station Hotel pub in Filey, aimed a volley of abuse at the elderly woman before pulling a chair out from under her.
She fell to the floor and banged her head.
As Quinn got “into her face”, his “frightened” mother-in-law slapped him.
“In response, he hit her with a blow to the head which again knocked her to the floor,” said Mr Collins.
“The defendant is 6ft.
His mother-in-law is 5ft 2in Police turned up at Quinn’s home in Filey and nabbed him as he was marching down the driveway.
“He became obstructive towards officers, claiming he had to go to work and would not be stopped,” said Mr Collins He admitted criminal damage and pleaded guilty to the two ABH counts on the day his trial was due to be held
