An intruder who kicked down the door of a woman’s home left her terrified as he stood in her hallway and demanded: “You have my money”.
Wayne Thomson caused an estimated £1,000 worth of damage after arriving at his victim’s home and declaring “this is my house”.
The 44-year-old appeared at the property on Greenburn Road at 11am on January 22 this year, Aberdeen Sheriff Court was told.
Fiscal depute Lydia Ross said the startled homeowner realised she had made a mistake by opening the door and closed it swiftly, before adding a security chain and calling to her husband for help.
The door slammed in Thomson’s face but he retaliated by kicking it in, despite the security chain.
“The accused became more and more agitated repeating ‘this is my house’ and ‘you have got my money’,” Miss Ross added.
“The complainers felt fear that they were in danger and called the police as Thomson stood in their hallway.”
He made off down Bankhead Avenue but police caught up with him. He cursed and swore at officers and tried to flee before being restrained on the ground.
Thomson admitted charges of threatening or abusive behaviour, wilfully or recklessly destroying another’s property and resisting police arrest.
“The accused tried to break free and flee,” the fiscal added. “He shouted ‘what the f*** are you doing? And ‘what am I being detained for?'”
Sheriff Lesley Johnston called for background reports on Thomson, of Hilton Drive, Aberdeen, given this offence came “out of the blue”.
His defence agent John Hardy reserved mitigation until the case calls again next month.
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