TV tantrum lands man in custody

The owner of a former Polish grocery store in Oban was kept in custody for weeks because he was homeless, a court has heard

Adam Wilarski, 42, admitted throwing a remote control at a TV in the bedroom at his home at 16 The Greens, Glencruitten Road, and pulling the television to the floor and breaking it on November 17 this year, putting his wife and others in the house in fear.

Oban Sheriff Court heard how the shouting and swearing that followed during the argument with his wife escalated so much that Wilarski’s teenage daughter put on a set of headphones to drown it out. His son was also party to what was happening.

The row moved on to Wilarski not having any gainful employment and not contributing to the household. He had run a shop in the town servicing the Polish community but it had closed, causing tensions in the couple’s relationship.

It was the next day police were contacted and visited the house, seeing the damaged TV for themselves.

Wilarski was taken into custody and charged. He had been in custody since November 18 because he did not have a bail address.

His solicitor asked Sheriff Patrick Hughes to admonish her client because of the time he had already spent in custody.

The court was told Wilarski had been married for just under 17 years with children aged 14 and 16.

A bail address was found for Wilarski with the condition he does not go into the family home. His sentence was deferred until March for good behaviour.