A violent wedding guest who was taken away in handcuffs after drinking too much wine and hitting his partner has told a court he’s “embarrassed” by his actions.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how fellow guests had to stop Hasan Goz from fleeing the wedding venue near Ellon before police officers arrived to arrest him.
The fallout began with Goz drinking alcohol which he “wouldn’t normally touch” during the meal and his partner speaking to someone he didn’t approve of.
The 43-year-old’s actions led to police officers arriving at the grounds of House of Schivas.
Fiscal depute Jennifer Pritchard said Goz was asked to leave the celebrations near Ythanbank on July 1 this year by his partner after an argument broke out.
The father-of-one did so but once out in the garden his partner reappeared and guests could hear shouting.
“He was then seen to approach the complainer and slap her to the face with his right hand. One of the witnesses called the police,” Ms Pritchard said.
“He then tried to leave the locus but two witnesses followed him while waiting for officers to arrive. Police traced him walking down the driveway.”
Goz admitted a charge of domestic assault.
‘He tends to stick to beer’
Defence agent Stephanie Milligan said Goz, a barber, had been drunk and acting out of character because he’d consumed alcohol he wouldn’t normally touch.
He’d also taken umbrage with his partner of six years for talking to someone he alleged was involved with drug abuse.
The solicitor said: “He doesn’t drink spirits because they don’t agree with him so he tends to stick to beer.
“But on this occasion, he drank wine with the meal when it was on the table. He had never drunk wine before.”
She said Goz, a barber, was “embarrassed by his actions” and had asked her to publicly apologise to all involved.
Sheriff Andrew Miller told Goz: “I appreciate that your partner doesn’t support these criminal proceedings but you have a conviction from September 2020 for behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards your partner for which you received a financial penalty.
“That penalty appears to have little impact on your behaviour and I know there’s concerns in the background reports in relation to the risk of you offending again within your relationships.”
He ordered Goz, of King Street, Peterhead, to be under the supervision of social workers for nine months and to carry out any programme they deem fit for him.
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