The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Singer avoids jail for attack on wife
American Pie singer Don McLean, pictured, has admitted to domestic violence assault against his estranged wife, and will avoid a prison sentence.
The singer-songwriter’s lawyer said the punishment will be a 3,000 US dollar (£2,300) fine with a year’s probation.
McLean, of Camden, Maine, was arrested in January and initially pleaded not guilty.