A Dundee mechanic pulled the bumper off his partner’s car and started battering its bonnet and roof with it.
Andrew Gibb, 21, admitted the bizarre attack on the Ford Fiesta at the city’s sheriff court.
Gibb was spotted attacking the car on Stannergate by a witness staying in a camper van.
He pled guilty to acting in a threatening or abusive manner on March 18 this year.
Car attack
Depute fiscal Sarah High told Dundee Sheriff Court: “It was around 2am, (the) witness was in their camper van.
“They heard a loud bang outside, and looked out the window.
“They could see the doors of a car were open.
“The accused was shouting at (the complainer).
“He then removed the bumper of the car.
“He started to hit the bonnet and the roof of the vehicle.
“The witness called the police. They attended at around 2.15am.
“Police observed damage to the vehicle.
“The wing mirrors were broken.
“Inquiries were carried out – it was confirmed the accused had been acting in a threatening manner.
“He was arrested, cautioned and charged and made no reply.”
Sheriff jokes from bench
Douglas McConnell, in mitigation for Gibb, said the complainer, Gibb’s partner, was in court for the hearing.
“She had been stopped from seeing him and he her because of bail conditions.
“He is a mechanic. He has taken her car to a friends to be fixed.”
Sheriff George Way deferred sentence for six months for Gibb, of Gardyne Place, to be of good behaviour.
He jokingly suggested the woman should get Gibb to provide her with a better car than the one he had damaged, suggesting she could even get it “in a different colour”.
No non-harassment order was put in place, with the court told the woman had not wished for the prosecution to take place.
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