Lout caged for string of vile text threats to ruin adoptive mum’s life
A vile thug has been jailed after he threatened to ruin the life of his adopted mum.
Daniel Carey threatened to wreck the car and the life of the woman who raised him in a series of vile WhatsApp messages.
Paisley Sheriff Court heard he’d subjected Marjorie Carey to the abuse because he was going through a “hard time”.
On another occasion repeat offender Carey, of Aurs Drive, Barrhead, also threatened a shop worker when she attempted to open the cafe she worked in.
Procurator fiscal depute Amber Feeney told Paisley Sheriff Court: “Around 3am on November 22, 2020, Marjorie and David Carey, who are the accused’s adopted parents were asleep in the bedroom when the landline phone rang waking them.
“Marjorie then received messages on WhatsApp from the accused’s mobile phone with him making several threats that he would attend her house to confront her and wreck her car and her life.
“He stated, ‘you little s**t, I have a good mind to punch your f ***** g face in.’
“He continued with the usual knowing what I’ll do.’”
Carey was granted bail on February 10, 2021 with the conditions that he had no contact with his adopted parents.
However, he approached them in August last year asking for them to buy him a boat or a car so he could “go off grid.”
Defence agent Ms Jack told the court Carey behaved in this way as he was having an “extremely rough time.”
Ms Jack told Carey learned he had a younger biological brother who was being raised by his biological mother and this was something Carey “didn’t approve of.”
Ms Jack added: “He is sorry about what’s happened. There is no explanation other than he was going through a hard time.”
On sentencing Carey, Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill slammed his behaviour.
She said: “You behaved appallingly towards your adoptive parents, not only did you shout and swear, you made racial remarks and threats of violence.”
Sheriff Gill jailed Carey for a total of eight months.