Hogmanay spent in cells after Dunbeath man's row with partner
Published: 10:46, 26 January 2022
| Updated: 10:50, 26 January 2022
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Police were called in after a couple's late-night argument escalated, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.
It led to Raymond Somerville spending Hogmanay in a cell. The 29-year-old, of The Croft, Auchorn Road, Dunbeath, admitted a reduced charge of breach of the peace.
The incident, on December 31, last year, occurred at the home of his long-time partner, in Sinclair Lane, Halkirk. Both she and the accused had been drinking.
Solicitor Fiona MacDonald invited Sheriff David Sutherland to treat the incident as "a one-off".
He deferred sentence for six months to give Somerville a chance to demonstrate he can behave.
