A drunken reveller who punched a man in an Aberdeen bar knocked out four of his victim’s teeth.
Scott Walker had been on a double date earlier in the day but ended up drinking by himself in Dusk on Langstane Place in the early hours of the morning.
And when a row broke out between him and another man, Walker, 28, lashed out, punching the man in the face.
‘There may have been an element of provocation’
While his victim ended up losing a number of teeth, the assault hit Walker in the pocket after being ordered to pay a fine of almost £500.
Fiscal depute Andrew McMann told Aberdeen Sheriff Court the two men, who did not know each other, were both drinking in Dusk in the early hours of the morning on February 28 last year.
He said: “At approximately 1.30am, the accused struck up a conversation with the complainer and began to put his arm around his shoulders.
“The complainer removed the accused’s arm, resulting in him becoming aggressive and the accused then punched him once to the face and was removed from the locus by door staff.
“The injury sustained by the complainer was that he lost four teeth as a result of the assault.”
Walker was swiftly arrested and told police officers: “He swung for me so I punched him. He intimidated me and threatened me.”
Walker, of Shielhill Crescent, Aberdeen, pled guilty to assault to injury.
Defence agent Paul Barnett said his client had one previous conviction from 2014.
‘You obviously caused significant harm to this individual’
He said: “Mr Walker is a hard-working gentleman. He works as an operations supervisor which takes him overseas.”
Mr Barnett explained Walker and his partner, along with another couple, had gone for a meal together and the men had stayed out while the women went home.
He said: “He ended up on his own in the early hours of the morning and had too much to drink by that point.
“His recollection of events is pretty hazy.”
Mr Barnett said a defence of self-defence had been explored but that Walker now accepted culpability.
He added: “He accepts he did punch him and massively regrets that.”
Sheriff Andrew Webster told Walker: “You obviously caused significant harm to this individual.
“It does appear to be an isolated incident and there may have been an element of provocation.”
He fined Walker £470.
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