Falkirk Court order breaching offender faces ban from entire village
An offender who called up a family member of his former partner looking to pass on a message could end up being banned from the whole of Cumbernauld Village.
Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday, Craig Watson, 53, had pleaded guilty to breaching his non-harassment order at an address in Falkirk on May 25. The charge stated he got it touch with a family member of the woman – his partner of 30 years – he was not supposed to contact and tried to get them to pass on a message to her.
The court heard Watson had been made subject to the order for three years.
It was stated the complainer wanted Watson banned from setting foot in the whole of Cumbernauld Village.
Watson’s defence solicitor stated his offending on this occasion was at the “lower end of the scale” and there had been no direct contact with the person.
"He wasn’t aware it was considered a breach of the order,” added the solicitor. “It’s been a harsh lesson for him.”
Sheriff Maryam Labaki said: “He took steps to intimidate the complainer – it wasn’t pleasant language he used.”
When she brought up the complainer wanting Watson banned from Cumbernauld Village in its entirety, the solicitor stated again there had been no actual in person contact with the complainer in the offence, just a phone call to a third party.
Sheriff Labaki deferred sentence on Watson, 3 Burns Road, Cumbernauld, until January 28 next year to ascertain if he did indeed pose any further risk to the complainer and if there was merit in the request to ban him from Cumbernauld Village.