A man who terrorised a family and caused £2,500 of damage by throwing a child’s bike at a car has avoided a prison sentence.
Kieran Forsyth, 24, appeared in the dock at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and admitted trashing his neighbour’s garden before picking up a child’s bike throwing it at the car.
Forsyth had moved into a new property in Inverurie just days before the outburst and did not know the family.
As well as damaging the bike he caused around £2,500 damage to the car.
Forsyth pleaded guilty to one charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by turning up at the address uninvited and demanding entry while shouting and swearing before throwing garden items, a bike and a scooter.
It is the second time Forsyth has appeared in court in recent months.
In December last year, he admitted causing £1,500 worth of damage to an Ellon hotel.
Accused threw kids bikes and scooter at door
Fiscal depute Kiril Bonavino told the court that at around 7.30pm on January 11 this year Forsyth went to his neighbours’ home began kicking and banging furiously on the front door.
“He was demanding entry to the property and was repeatedly shouting and swearing and acting in an aggressive manner,” he said.
“He continued to kick on the front door and when he got no response began throwing scooters and bicycles that belonged to the children at the front door and on the pavement.
“This caused the items to be permanently broken and damaged.”
Forsyth then picked up one of the children’s bikes and threw it at the car.
‘He had been in the pub all day’
Defence agent Neil McRobert told the court that Forsyth was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the offence as he had “been in the pub all day”.
He added: “He cannot recollect what happened or why he was there.
“The behaviour is despicable, there is no other way of saying it.
“He knows that with every offence committed he steps that much closer to a custodial sentence.”
Sheriff Donald Ferguson told Forsyth that “what I would like to do is to send you to jail” but deferred sentence for three months in order for him to be of good behaviour.
However, Sheriff Ferguson called for supplementary social work reports and told Forsyth of Aquhorthies Circle, Inverurie, to bring £50 with him on his next appearance at court to compensate the children whose bikes he broke.
He also asked The Crown Office to investigate how much compensation might be required to pay the car owner for the damage caused.
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