Court / Court round-up – 9 December 2020
A LERWICK man who assaulted a woman in the town in a case of mistaken identity by striking her on the body and causing her to stumble onto a road has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work.
James Robert Wishart, of Norstane, pled guilty to the offence which took place on 10 February at North Road. Wishart was on bail at the time.
The 41-year old also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner when he brandished a hammer, uttered threats and smashed a number of windows at an address in Lerwick on 26 January this year.
Sheriff Robert Mcdonald fined him £400 plus a £20 victim surcharge for this offence.
FINDING a wallet in a street proved to be too much for a Lerwick man who couldn’t resist the temptation of going on a shopping spree.
At Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday, Thomas Hall pleaded guilty by letter to charges of finding a wallet without attempting to discover its true owner, and then embarking on a fraudulent scheme.
The court heard that the 37-year old, of Hillgrind, Lerwick, spent a total of £103 in a number of local shops.
Sheriff Robert Mcdonald fined Hall £300 and also ordered him to pay £103 in compensation.
A MAN from Tingwall was delivering mail to Royal Mail was fined £500 at the court in Lerwick for overloading his delivery van.
Procurator fiscal told Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday that Robert Leask’s van weighed 4,400 kilos on 16 October at Commercial Street when only a gross weight of 3,500 kilos was permitted.
Thirty-one year old Leask pleaded guilty to the charge by letter.
If you have been affected by crime, help is available. Whether you are victim, a witness, or the accused, you can find independent, impartial, and confidential support in Shetland.
For victims of general crime:
Victim Support Shetland
Phone: 01595744524 or 0800 1601985
Web: https://victimsupport.scot/locations/victim-support-shetland/
Email: VictimSupportHighlandsIslands@victimsupportsco.org.uk
For anyone affected by crime & harm seeking a restorative approach:
Space2face
Phone: 07564 832467
Web: https://www.space2face.org
Email: info@space2face.org
For anyone affected by gender-based violence, including domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, sexual assault, and rape:
Shetland Women’s Aid
Phone: 01595 692070
Web: https://www.shetlandwa.org
Email: office@shetlandwa.org
The Compass Centre (Shetland Rape Crisis)
Phone: 01595 744402 or 08088 010302
Web: https://www.compasscentre.org
Email: contact@compasscentre.org
For anyone affected by substance use:
Shetland Recovery Hub and Community Network
Phone: 01595 744402
Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075791869200
Email: recoveryhub@shetland.gov.uk
Shetland Alcohol & Drug Partnership
Phone: 01595 743060 or 07342 077789
Web: https://shetlandadp.org.uk
Email: shet.sadp@nhs.scot
Substance Use Recovery Service
Phone: 01595 743006
