Drunken son attacks mum

Ejectedfromhouse afterbust-up

A Stirling yob who assaulted his mother during a family row was this week sentenced to 18 months’ supervision.

Stephen McCallum carried out the assault on Vivien Mackie at her Mayfield Court address on June 19 this year after a row over splitting from his partner Megan Higgins.

The 30-year-old admitted charges of threatening behaviour and assault while on bail on another matter.

Fiscal depute Susan Campbell explained McCallum had been staying with his mother since the split from Ms Higgins.

During afternoon of June 19 Ms Mackie noticed her son was “in a mood due to issues with his expartner.”

At around 7.30pm she returned to her home address and observed the accused standing outside the close door with a bottle of wine in his hand.

She could see he was under the influence of alcohol and refused him entry.

McCallum told her: ‘Get to f***.’ She went into her house and 15 minutes later heard a knock on her door. She answered the door and McCallum pushed past her into the living room where his brother Richard was also present.

Ms Mackie went upstairs and the accused was told to calm down. However, he shouted and swore.

The background to the incident was that family members took the ex partner’s side in the break-up.

McCallum started to throw items round the room including cushions, books and papers.

Richard told him he would be instructed to leave the premises if he went on behaving badly.

McCallum continued to act aggressively towards his brother and Ms Mackie came downstairs and told him to stop and get out the house.

The fiscal depute said: “He continued in a similar vein and when Vivien Mackie placed herself between the accused and Richard to defuse the situation the accused pushed her with both hands to the chest.

“This caused her to fall backwards into the hallway. Although not injured she does have a medical condition for her hips and the fall caused her some pain.”

McCallum was still shouting and swearing, but his brother managed to restrain and eject him. The accused however started banging on the letter box.

Ms Mackie, said the fiscal depute, heard very loud bangs which she believed to be the accused running at the door and kicking it. Police were then contacted and attended.

When cautioned by officers, McCallum replied ‘I’m going to f ****** murder yous” and was arrested.

His lawyer Frazer McCready told Sheriff William Gilchrist McCallum was subject to a bail condition not to contact Ms Higgins, the mother of his two children, but she had been in touch with the accused “on numerous occasions.”

Ms Higgins had also attended at the lawyer’s office and written to him on social media to say she didn’t want bail orders in place. Mr McCready said he had to contact the Crown to have her leave him alone. Ms Higgins, however disregarded what she was told, he said.

When he carried out the offences at Mayfield Court McCallum had been feeling very sorry for himself, said the lawyer. However, McCallum was “extremely remorseful.” Mr McCready said McCallum’s alcohol use was “problematic.”

The solicitor also pointed out that McCallum is trying to get contact with his two children through the child hearing system.

Sheriff Gilchrist told McCallum that a community payback order with 18 months’ supervision would enable the accused to get treatment for his alcohol problem.

This caused her to fall backwards into the hallway