Peebles man avoids jail for hitting taxi driver with bottlehttps://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/26 ... er-bottle/A PEEBLES man who struck a female taxi driver on the head with a wine bottle has avoided a custodial sentence at Selkirk Sheriff Court.
Cameron Sinclair was a teenager when he carried out the assault on the woman in Northgate, Peebles, on November 16, 2024.
He admitted to assaulting her, resulting in her severe injury and permanent disfigurement, which caused a cut to her eyebrow and required to be glued at Borders General Hospital.
Sinclair, now 21, also caused a disturbance at the hospital where he assaulted a man causing him injury.
A previous court hearing was told that Sinclair, of George Street, Peebles, was part of a 14-strong wedding party which was transported by taxi to Edinburgh and then returned to the Central Bar.
The taxi driver noted someone had been sick in the vehicle and Sinclair admitted he was responsible. But when she told him he needed to clean it up, he refused and then struck the woman with a wine bottle.
Her glasses were broken during the assault and Sinclair attempted to run away but was stopped by other people and held until the police arrived.
Sheriff Peter Paterson had originally said the only reason why Sinclair was not going to jail was due to his age and the direction the courts have been given regarding that.
He had deferred sentence for six months for good behaviour and for a supplementary report to be produced.
After being told Sinclair had been of good behaviour during that period, Sheriff Paterson ordered Sinclair to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work as an alternative to custody.
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