A man who hauled a schoolboy out of his gym class and attacked him over a £10 bet has avoided jail.
Stuart Morrison stormed into the secondary school in Aberdeen and hit the teenager on the head before dragging him into the playground.
The 44-year-old then ordered his teenage son to beat up the boy.
Two senior members of staff at the academy rushed outside to help the pupil, who was lying on the ground.
But Morrison continued to threaten the deputy head and his colleague – telling them he would “bury them” as he made threatening motions towards them.
Yesterday Morrison appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court to be sentenced for the assault and threatening and abusive behaviour having previously admitted committing the offence at a trial diet earlier this month
Sheriff William Taylor said he had decided not to jail the shamed dad and accepted the explanation he had given social workers for committing the offence.
Instead the sheriff followed a recommendation given in the background reports and ordered Morrison to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work in the next six months. He was also placed on supervision for a year.
The court previously heard there had been an ongoing “dispute” between Morrison’s son and one of his schoolmates over a small debt.
Fiscal depute Lynne Mannion said matters reached a head on November 12, 2013, when Morrison turned up at the school along with his daughter.
Ms Mannion said he entered the gym hall and told the boy to come over to him – then hit him on the left ear.
The youngster was manhandled out of the hall and over to the school gates, where a teacher heard Morrison telling his son to kick him.
Deputy head Michael Paul and his colleague Alisdair MacGregor ran out to help after witnessing the assault.
But Morrison started threatening them and making offensive remarks.
The police were called and Morrison left the school grounds before they arrived.
The court heard the victim had to be taken to the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital for treatment after suffering minor injuries.
Ms Mannion added: “The police caught up with the accused and he said ‘It’ll be me you’re looking for, is it?'”
The fiscal depute added that the incident left staff and pupils in a “state of fear and alarm”.
Morrison, of Flat D, 5 Sandilands Drive, Aberdeen, admitted assaulting the boy by punching and striking him on the head, seizing hold of him and pulling him to his injury.
He also admitted shouting, swearing and uttering threats of violence in a racially aggravated manner towards the two teachers.