Inverness men in dock after 'quad bike' complaint

TWO men found themselves in the dock after they retaliated when a neighbour complained about a child riding a quad bike in Carnarc Crescent, Inverness.

The city’s Sheriff Court heard today Andrew Vint went to Peter Drummond’s house to complain. The pair became involved in an argument then a struggled ensued.

Drummond’s brother-in-law Cyril Glass came outside and pulled Mr Vint off Drummond then they started punching him as he lay on the ground.

Drummond (40) of Bridgeview Drive and Glass (42) of Anzio Road admitted assaulting Mr Vint on May 15 last year by repeatedly punching him on the head to his severe injury.

Fiscal Sharon Ralph told Sheriff Andrew Berry Mr Vint told the boy to “get lost”.

“He grabbed him by the shoulder and shook him violently. In an ill-judged move he took himself to the Drummond’s house. They began struggling and ended up on the ground. Glass had been in the house and went outside. Vint was on top punching Drummond at that point. Glass pulled him off. Drummond then got off the ground and Vint was on the receiving end.”

But the fiscal acknowledged that Mr Vint had been the aggressor and her partner was aware he had drunk 13 cans of beer before he walked over to the Drummond’s house.

She said when the pair got the better of him they should have walked away,

“When police arrived Mr Vint was in his garden with a bloodstained towel on his head and he named Drummond and Glass as the people who assaulted him.”

Mrs Ralph said at Raigmore Hospital Mr Vint didn’t cooperate with the medical staff.

She said he had two bruised eyes, a bruised face and cut to his cheek which required stitches.

“He left ignoring the advice of doctors that he should wait for an X-ray.”

Solicitors Ken Ferguson and Marc Dickson said Drummond and Glass accepted they went too far but there was an element of provocation.

Sheriff Andrew Berry sentenced both Drummond and Glass to 300 hours of community service.