Celebration goes sour as gran is fined for assaults
A Selkirk woman who committed two assaults in a public house on a night out celebrating the birth of a grandchild has been ordered to pay a total of £640 at the town’s sheriff court.
Forty-one-year-old Mary Cameron, of Balnagowan Road, pleaded guilty to pushing a man on the body and punching him to the head at Reivers in High Street, Galashiels, on December 21, last year.
She also admitted assaulting a female, unknown to the Crown, by striking her to the head. Not guilty pleas to another charge of assault and breach of the peace were accepted by the Crown.
The court was told at around 10.45pm a member of staff asked Cameron and her partner to leave the premises but she refused to do so. A scuffle developed during which Cameron carried out the assaults.
Defence lawyer Ed Hulme said his client had decided to go to the pub with her partner to celebrate the birth of a grandchild.
He added that Cameron felt a group of young males were poking fun at them and she lashed out at them.
Other people intervened in the incident which was captured on CCTV.
Cameron was fined £300 for each of the two assaults with a £40 Victim Surcharge added.
Co-accused William Burke, also of Balnagowan Road, Selkirk, had his plea of not guilty accepted by the Crown.