Meat cleaver ruffian went after horrified youngster with big blade throughout a wine-fuelled rampage.
Colin Doig has actually been advised he encounters being secured after he confessed going after the youngster and performing a major attack on his partner.
Doig’s partner was entrusted to a major ankle joint injury which needed to have 8 pins and a steel plate placed in her leg as an outcome of his inebriated assault.
The 57-year-old was banged by a constable after taking place vacation rather than conference social employees to have actually pre-sentence records prepared.
Constable Paul Brown informed Dundee Constable Court: “The method it is encountering is that he is taking a quite not so serious strategy to this issue.
” He’s remaining at a various address from the one he provided and he has actually taken place vacation when there is a record to be done.
” We have had a social employee aggravated and the court aggravated since he has actually taken place vacation. If you are not offered for records, among the permissions the court has is to remand you captive.”
Lawyer Gary McIlravey, protecting, claimed Doig had actually reserved a four-day break numerous months previously and had actually not intended to reveal “wilful negligence” for the court.
Aberdeen Common council elderly council designer Doig, from Broughty Ferryboat, sought the youngster and hurt his partner at an address in Dundee on 20 November 2022.
Dundee Constable Court listened to just how the young adult, that can not be determined, later on informed cops he remained in concern for his life while being chased after by Doig.
Doig formerly functioned as the head of state of Dundee’s Institute of Architects and was the single supervisor of Dunard Style up until 2018.
It was exposed Doig had “intoxicated most” of 3 containers of red wine he and his partner had actually shared on the evening and continued alcohol consumption when she went to sleep at 9.30 pm.
A long time later on, Doig came to be associated with a debate with a youngster and mosted likely to his cooking area to equip himself with a meat cleaver.
Financial depute Joanne Ritchie claimed: “The charged grabbed a meat cleaver from the blade block on the cooking area counter and began going after (the bellyacher) around the cooking area island with the meat cleaver in his property.
” The youngster remained in concern of what the charged could do and secured himself in the upstairs shower room. The charged put the blade down and sought him up the stairways.
” The charged’s partner was woken up by the sound and left right into the corridor.” Doig consistently punched and kicked the door while screaming and swearing.
The court heard he banged the door so hard it fractured and created his very own hand to hemorrhage. His partner attempted to draw Doig back, yet he pressed her on the upper body, creating her to drop in reverse.
Ms Ritchie included: “His partner returned up and as quickly as she got on her feet, he pressed her over once more, this moment creating her to wound her ankle joint, which created her substantial discomfort.
” This was heard by the youngster that protested the door and can listen to the lady dropping and shouting. The charged headed to the shower room. At this moment, the youngster unlocked.
” The lady called the cops as she was terrified by the charged’s activities and what he could do.”
Doig waited outside the residential or commercial property for cops, that discovered him noticeably drunk of alcohol. After being jailed, Doig claimed: “It was self-defence.”
The lady decreased to be seen by paramedics and claimed she would certainly go to at Ninewells Health center in the early morning. 8 pins and a plate were taken into her ankle joint throughout surgical treatment.
She was off benefit numerous weeks yet by March 2024 had actually made a complete recuperation.
Doig, of Broughty Ferryboat, pled guilty to acting boldy by going after the youngster with a meat cleaver, consistently punching and kicking a door and screaming and shouting.
He likewise confessed consistently pressing his partner on the body, creating her to be up to the flooring and causing serious injury upon her.
Constable Paul Brown postponed sentence a 2nd time for the community service record to be prepared and Doig’s bond was proceeded.