A teenager has been fined after an attack involving a motorcycle helmet saw his ex-girlfriend needing an ambulance.
Gordon Drummond, 19, appeared in the dock at Aberdeen for the first day of trial and admitted assaulting his former partner just two days after they had broken up.
The court heard Drummond threw his motorcycle helmet at the woman before pushing her to the ground in a jealous rage.
As Drummond sped off, an ambulance had to be called after the woman suffered a head injury.
However, Drummond soon messaged her apologising for what he’d done and said he hadn’t meant to “hurt her”.
Woman struck her head
Fiscal depute Anne MacDonald told the court that on the evening of August 1 last year, the woman was walking up Saphock Place in Inverurie when Drummond drove up on his motorbike.
After stopping the bike, Drummond walked up to her while taking off his motorcycle helmet before throwing it at her.
The woman put up her hands to shield her face and the helmet struck her on the right hand.
Ms MacDonald said Drummond then started screaming and shouting “right into the woman’s face” about her texting one of his friends, which she denied.
“At that stage, he pushed her to the chest, causing her to lose balance and fall over and strike the back of her head on the ground,” she said.
“During this, the complainer accidentally dropped her bag and some items fell on the ground, which the accused kicked.
“Due to her hurting her head, an ambulance was called and during the journey, she got a message from the accused apologising stating that he was ‘sorry he had hurt her and didn’t mean it’.”
Drummond, a catering worker, then voluntarily attended at Inverurie Police Station.
He pleaded guilty to one charge of assault by throwing the helmet and pushing his ex-partner.
Drummond also admitted an additional charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
‘You cannot repeat this’
Defence agent David Sutherland described the relationship between Drummond and his ex as “toxic”.
He claimed the argument had started over a mobile phone that Drummond had bought for the woman and wanted to be returned after their breakup.
“He wanted the phone back and he pushed her out of the way and regrettably he also kicked her belonging in the process,” Mr Sutherland said.
“Mr Drummond has never been in trouble before and has had nothing since.”
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis told Drummond that, despite his young age, there was “no getting away from the fact” that he had assaulted his former partner.
“You now have a criminal record for domestic aggravated offences and even though it’s on the lower end of offending you cannot repeat this.”
Sheriff Foulis fined Drummond, of Cullerlie, Echt, a total of £790.
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