MAN WHO ATTACKED MUM IN SCOTSTOUN AVOIDS JAIL AT GLASGOW SHERIFF COURT
A thug who fractured four of his mum's ribs in a brutal assault avoided jail today.
David Carrigan, 35, turned on the woman at her home in Glasgow's Scotstoun on May 30 2025.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Carrigan, under the influence of alcohol, entered his mother's bedroom and attacked her, grabbing her by the jumper and leggings, pulling her around the room, then punching her in the abdomen and face.
He continued the assault by dragging her around, kicking and punching her to the body, and spraying room spray on her head.
The police were contacted and officers found Carrigan lying on the bed with his mother on the floor, visibly injured, with ripped clothing and in a distressed state.
She had complained of pain in her ribs and difficulty breathing, revealing four fractured ribs and tissue damage to her face.
Carrigan also kicked PC Gary Morrison in the groin before he was arrested.
Mrs.
Martin was taken to hospital.
Carrigan pleaded guilty to assaulting her causing severe injury and admitted to assaulting a police officer.
Sheriff Jonathan Guy ordered him to do 300 hours of unpaid work, pay £250 in compensation, and be under supervision for one year.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
34.2%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
26.5%
Surname region
UK
United States
41.9%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
causing severe injury and admitted to assaulting a police officer. Sheriff Jonathan Guy ordered him to do 300 hours of unpaid work, pay 250 in compensation, and be under supervision for one year.
Community order
one year
Sheriff Jonathan Guy ordered him to do 300 hours of unpaid work, pay 250 in compensation, and be under supervision for one year
