Yob jailed for disturbance in street

A foul-mouthed yob who caused a disturbance in the early hours in Dunblane has been jailed for six months.

Alan Wyles had shouted, swore and made threats to harm Charles Street neighbours on the morning of April 14 this year.

The 41-year-old admitted a charge of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner when he appeared at Stirling Sheriff Court on Tuesday, aggravated by racial prejudice.

Fiscal depute Lindsey Brooks said witnesses Connor Beaton and his father Donald were at their home address.

Connor Beaton was awake in his bedroom and heard shouting and swearing in the street.

He heard Wyles shout:‘Where’s your sense of community you f ****** b ****** s?’

Wyles could also be heard shouting aggressively‘b ****** s.’

Another witness, said the fiscal depute, heard Wyles shouting and swearing in the street.

Connor and Donald Beaton went to the window and told Wyles to be quiet.

The sound of something ceramic smashing was also heard.

Another witness heard shouting and swearing. Wyles was also seen kicking plant pots and the police were contacted.

Wyles was heard shouting:‘Go back to your country’and‘You. Next door. I’ll have you.’

Images were taken by witness Paulina Kielczynska on a mobile phone.

Ms Brooks also told the court that there had been “neighbourhood issues.”

Wyles solicitor Alastair Ross said the accused had been unhappy about eggs and tomato ketchup being thrown at his home.

The lawyer also pointed out: “Loud music was being played from next door. He was trying to sleep, but couldn’t get to sleep.”

Wyles however accepted he had been drinking and behaving in the manner described to the court.

Mr Ross said:“He had been coming off his methadone programme and was needing his sleep as a consequence.”

The solicitor explained Wyles had no local connection to Dunblane and was giving up his tenancy there.

He intended to return to Raploch in Stirling.

Sheriff James MacDonald observed:“This conduct was not specifically focused on the lady who had a foreign-sounding name but was directed towards a number of individuals.”

Given Wyles’s criminal record Sheriff MacDonald sentenced him to six months’imprisonment reduced from eight months due to his plea. Two months of the term was due to the racially-aggravated aspect of the charge.

The term was backdated to July 11.