A man has been convicted of assaulting a young boy at a primary school in Aberdeen.
Stevan Naray went on trial at the city’s sheriff court yesterday accused of pinning the child against a wall, causing him to repeatedly bang his head.
He was also accused of shouting at the youngster as he assaulted him in the playground of the primary school.
Naray, 48, claimed that he had never intended to hurt the boy and said he had only been trying to restrain him as he feared he was trying to run away from the school.
However, Sheriff Kenneth Stewart said he did not believe his version of events and told Naray that he had “lost the plot” that afternoon.
Yesterday, the court heard evidence from three witnesses who worked at the after-school club based at the primary.
All three said that on April 29 this year oil worker Naray had used excessive force when dealing with the boy.
One witness, Kerry Craig, said that the incident had been extremely distressing for all the staff and children at the after-school club.
She said the incident was so upsetting it reduced some child support workers to tears.
When asked by fiscal depute Rosie Cook if the force used by Naray was acceptable to restrain a primary school child, Miss Craig said it was not.
When asked why not she said: “It was excessive. Over the top. He is just a boy.”
Giving evidence Naray claimed that he had been exerting pressure on the child to keep him still and said that when he started to “wriggle” he exerted more pressure.
He said that he could understand why it may look to those watching that he was pinning him down, however he said his intention was never to hurt him.
Sheriff Stewart said he was satisfied that the Crown witnesses had been telling the truth during their evidence and found Naray guilty of assault.
He said that there had been a “complete loss of control” and Naray, of 71A Bon Accord Street, Aberdeen, “snapped” before “losing the plot”.
He fined him £300.