A Renfrew man, a drug addict since the age of 13, was "given a chance" by the sheriff after he attacked a vulnerable woman, causing her face to explode.
Barbarian John Logan, 43, said last March that Debbie had beaten Shankland while he was waiting for his worker to take him to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription. rice field.
Just when he was 14, Logan, who appeared in a BBC Panorama documentary, covered Paisley's drug problem and beat up Mr. Shankland.
Her blow ruptured her eyebrows, bleeding them, and swollen her eyes.
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On Friday, serial offenders were given a chance to avoid prison sentences and prove themselves.
Considering Logan's troubled career, Sheriff Bruce Erok QC said:
"But there is another way. Let us give you a chance to prove yourself here." Shankland said she was waiting outside Renfrew's home just before 10 a.m. on March 24 and was waiting for a support worker when Logan approached her.
Ms. McLeod explained:
"At about ten o'clock in the morning Mr. Shankland was at the front door when the defendant approached.
"Looking at the defendant, a support worker who had just arrived Witness Chambers kept Logan away from Ms. Shankland:
"When the Chamber asked Logan what he was doing, Logan said, 'I gave her the paper.'
"Then Shankland and the support worker began walking to the pharmacy when the accused approached. Shankland was near the road and several parked cars." was struck on the right side of the face and touched the right eye.
"The punch cut the complainant's eyebrow and caused her eye to bleed and swell." }
"Then she lay down on the stairs with her face held down for the attack." took Ms. Shankland to a chemist, where staff contacted the police. I accept responsibility," he said.
Lynch explained Logan's chaotic and troubled background, adding: She collapsed and was killed just two weeks before she entered school.
"And when he was 14, he appeared in a panoramic documentary where investigative journalists were investigating Paisley's drug problems at the time at the Royal Alexandra Hospital." About, Sheriff Bruce Erok QC said:
"This was an attack on a woman near your home. You were Valium drunk at the time and have many criminal records, including assault and offensive weapons. But the rate of your crime was You're late."
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Sheriff Erok QC imposed 180 hours of unpaid work. did. Community as a “direct alternative to custody.”
In addition, Logan was placed under the supervision of his social work department for twelve months, ordered to wear the tag for his 90 days, and stayed at his home daily from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am. I stayed.
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