Warning for childcare worker who attacked two people with a glass

A childcare worker who attacked two people with a glass on Valentine’s Day has been given an official warning by a care watchdog.

Emma-Jane Blackie, 34, launched the assault at an address in Dunfermline, hitting a woman on the head with the makeshift missile in February 2016. She then hit a man on the body with the glass.

She was convicted at Dunfermline Sheriff Court three months later.

The children’s practitioner admitted her fitness to practise was impaired and has now accepted a 12-month warning from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

A decision notice by the SSSC said: “The public has the right to expect that social services workers, in whom it places its trust and confidence, uphold the law and do not engage in offending behaviour nor otherwise behave in a way outside of work which would call into question their suitability to work in social services.”

It said the assaults demonstrated a disregard for the law and a breach of the trust and confidence that had been placed in her.

The ruling went on: “Convictions for assault to injury represent a loss of self-control and aggressive and violent behaviour. Such behaviour is incompatible with the conduct expected on a person registered with the SSSC.

“Your fitness to practise is impaired because the behaviour is serious and caused harm.

“You have behaved in a way which could undermine public trust and confidence in the profession.”

The SSSC said Blackie had shown no insight into the impact of her actions on her victims.