Curfew for Dingwall man who bit police officer and attempted to bite nursing staff and a doctor in New Craigs Hospital in Inverness

A drug addict who bit a police constable and attempted to bite nursing staff was placed under a restriction of liberty order for six months.

Raymond Marshall, previously from Dingwall but who has new accommodation in Portland Place, Inverness, appeared for sentence at the city’s sheriff court last Thursday and will have to remain in his new flat between 7pm and 7am wearing an electronic tag.

The sentence will take effect from October 26, when he should have moved in, and will be confirmed on that date, Sheriff Gary Aitken ruled.

He had previously admitted the police assault, which occurred in New Craigs Hospital, Inverness, on July 18.

He also pleaded guilty to assaulting three nurses and a doctor by repeatedly attempting to bite them on the same date and at the same venue.

The 35-year-old was also sentenced on other offences which occurred in 2019.

He assaulted a man in Conon Bridge on October 19 of that year and then shouted and swore in Burnett Road Police Station, Inverness, after being arrested.

But before that on June 6, he and another man turned up drunk at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness demanding to see a friend but were refused.

Marshall then continued to march through the hospital, including the special baby unit, shouting and swearing.

Defence solicitor Douglas McConnell told Sheriff Aitken that some of the offences were brought on by cannabis misuse.