Job fear of man who hit his wife
A shocked shopkeeper said yesterday having to chase five masked men out of his store armed with just a golf club was an experience he will never “fore”-get.
Police officers said yesterday they were still attempting to track down the group who smashed their way into Dunning’s Nisa Local store on Wednesday morning and nicked £3000 worth of fags and booze.
Camera footage shared on social media hours after the break-in shows the men arrived at the Bridgend store in a vehicle, believed to be a Ford Kuga, at around 3am.
The group approach the store before disappearing out of shot. Then, just under a minute later, they can be seen again, this time running away from the building and bundling a bag into the boot of the car.
And yesterday shopkeeper Zubair Aslam revealed the reason the five were in such a hurry to scarper was he’d come down from his flat upstairs swinging a putter.
Recounting what happened he told the PA: “I heard a noise outside and about a minute later my alarm went off. Zubair Aslam grabbed a putter to chase the masked gang A cleaner at a local school has been suspended – and could lose his job – after a domestic bust-up when he returned home from work.
Thirty-one-year-old Krzysztof Baka had finished his shift and gone back to his home in Crieff Road shortly after 8am. He then became involved in an argument with his wife, Agnes.
“The accused suddenly became aggressive and took hold of her by her right shoulder, holding her tightly,” depute fiscal Catriona MacQueen told Perth Sheriff Court.
“The accused shouted at her and called her a bitch.”
Mrs Baka became “very upset” and asked him what he was doing.
But he responded by slapping her on the right side of her face, the court was told.
The police were called and found her in a “distressed and upset state”, added the fiscal.
“Officers observed that the right side of her face was slightly reddened.”
Baka was taken to Perth Police HQ and explained he had been “working very long hours” and had also been “doing a lot around the house” over the past month.
The fiscal stated: “This had caused him to feel stressed and they had numerous rows.”
He admitted slapping her on the face but said she had also slapped him.
Baka admitted the assault which took place at the family home on April 10.
Solicitor John McLaughlin said his client previously worked at a meat processing plant and was hopeful of being re-employed there.
“He had been slapped by his wife. He doesn’t put that forward as an excuse – it’s an explanation.”
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis deferred sentence until January 15 after hearing that the couple had now reconciled.
Baka was ordered to stay out of further trouble until then.
The sheriff added: “To impose a financial penalty wouldn’t just hit you but would hit your wife and family.” It’s easy to get your news into print