LOCHGELLY MAN SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT AND THREATENING BEHAVIOUR
A LOCHGELLY man who grabbed a woman and “dragged” her indoors in a rage will have to carry out unpaid work.In December, the Times reported how Daniel Macdonald Winton (22) subjected the woman to verbal abuse before seizing her by the clothes in the assault at an address in Paul Street on 13th August 2013.
Winton and the woman had been together the evening before, and he started shouting at her the next day about hearing a conversation she was having with a friend in the kitchen, before committing the offence.
Winton, whose addresses were in Chapel Street, Lochgelly, and Dallas Drive, Kirkcaldy, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause fear or alarm, and repeatedly shouted and swore and seized her by the clothing.
In addition, he admitted that on 18th December 2013, at an address in Carden Castle Park, acting in an aggressive manner, assaulting the woman, repeatedly stamping on her foot and repeatedly pushing her on the body, causing her to fall back, and also behaved in a threatening or abusive manner, shouting, swearing, and throwing items around and uttering threats of violence.
He also pleaded guilty to breaching bail conditions at an address in Carden Castle Park, Cardenden on 25th February 2014, not to approach, contact or communicate, or attempt to approach, contact or communicate with the woman, by using Facebook messages sent to a second woman.
Sheriff Craig McSherry imposed a community payback order, with Winton having to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work within a six months period.
