ABERDEENSHIRE GARDENER WITH ANGER ISSUES SENTENCED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE
The article reports that Robert Brown, a gardener from Aberdeenshire, has admitted to causing injury to his partner following a physical argument at an address in Portlethen earlier this year.Brown, aged 53, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of domestic abuse where he admitted to pushing and pulling his partner's body and grabbing her neck, although only with one hand "accidentally".
The court heard that the argument escalated into a physical confrontation across a desk, during which Brown swiped his hand causing a paper tray to fall and strike the victim on the hand, and he held her throat by pushing past her, which was described as "touching her neck".
Brown stated that there was no punching and that the partner had slapped him.
He accepted attendance on the Caledonian Programme but the sheriff declined this in favor of a Community Payback Order with 12 months supervision, considering it more suitable as the couple still run a business together.
Brown was sentenced by Sheriff Ian Duguid, who emphasized a supervision order as a direct alternative to a fine, and no non-harassment order was issued against the victim.
The court proceedings confirmed Brown's name, his actions, and the sentence outcome, which included supervision instead of jail or a fine.
