B&M Inverness shop worker attacked by Alness man
An Inverness shop worker was struck on the hand with what was understood to be the blades of a pair of scissors by a Ross-shire man who had been asked to leave.
Inverness Sheriff Court was told that 29-year-old Scott Miller, also known as Lapsley, of Kirkside, Alness was already serving a jail sentence on other matters, so Sheriff Gary Aitken imposed a £840 fine with no time to pay.
Miller, who admitted assault to injury, was sentenced to the alternative of 28 days.
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Fiscal depute Victoria Silver said the incident occurred in the B&M store in Inverness's Telford Retail Park on November 21, 2022 when a store manager challenged Miller about what he was doing.
She said that Miller had a bladed object in his hand, possibly a pair of scissors, and the store manager grabbed him to protect himself.
"But Miller managed to struggle free and the manager realised later that he had two prong marks on his ring finger," Ms Silver added.
