No dinner = bad mood: Camelon offender gets home from work and goes off on one
A nasty domestic incident was caught by police when a woman called them up and they could hear her partner ranting and raving in the background.
Dale Johnstone, 34, was said to have come home from his work in a “bad mood” and demanded to know why his dinner was not waiting for him.
Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday, Dale Johnstone, 34, had pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour – shouting and swearing at his partner – at his 72 Carmuirs Avenue, Camelon home on March 5.
“It was 5.10pm and the accused returned home from work,” said the procurator fiscal depute. “The complainer could sense he was in a bad mood from the moment he entered the house.
"He asked her why she was in pyjamas and why his dinner was not ready. He called her useless.”
The woman left the property at that point, but returned later to collect her belongings. When she called police about Johnstone’s behaviour he could clearly be heard shouting and swearing in the background of the call.
The court heard sentence had been deferred on Johnstone for six months for him to be off good behaviour.
"He came home from work,” said defence solicitor Billy Hendry. “He was in a mood and started to shout and swear. She called the police and it was quite a lengthy police call.
"Having heard it, I have to say, I’ve heard worse.”
Sheriff Craig Harris noted Johnstone had been of good behaviour since committing the offence and he simply admonished him.