Pub loo nookie
A beautician flew off the handle and punched a woman — after hearing she was caught in a compromising position with her boyfriend in a pub toilet. Danielle Murphy, left, flew into a rage at her love rival after hearing what they were up to.
Her victim was left with bruising all over her body.
Murphy’ s solicitor John Gallagher said: “They were caught in a very compromising position in the bathroom.”
A self employed beautician flew off the handle and punched a woman after hearing she was caught in a compromising position with her boyfriend in a pub bathroom.
Danielle Murphy, from Tormitchell near Pinmore, assaulted Leigh
Clark on February
10 after she received information about her boyfriend’s infidelity.
The 28- year- old made her way to a pub near Bridge Street, Girvan to confront him but it was Ms Clark who met the ends of her fists of fury.
Depute fiscal Andrew Lazzarin told Ayr Sheri f f Court a dispute arose at a pub after it was thought that Ms Clark was chatting up Murphy’s boyfriend.
Mr Lazzarin said: “A short time later the complainer was standing on steps outside and was approached by the accused.
Murphy then launched her attack and repeatedly punched Ms Clark.
Mr Lazzarin continued: “The accused stated ‘ you should expect this every time you see me’.
“Others stepped in to prevent matters going any further.
“Matters were split up and an ambulance was contacted.
“She ( Ms Clark) did not require to attend hospital but was feeling sick and went to her GP over the following days and was given painkillers and advised to rest.
“She had numerous bruising to her arms, legs and face.”
Murphy was later traced by the police where she admitted to officers: “I did assault her by punches but not kicking.”
Solicitor John Gallagher said: “There’s perhaps more to it than that.
“Danielle Murphy was at home and she received a phone call; she was given information that the complainer and her partner had been caught in a very compromising position in the bathroom. “She went there with the intention of confronting her partner about that.
“She spoke to him and at that point he denied that situation.
“As a consequence she then sought out the complainer to see if she could get the truth.
“Unfortunately her suspicions were indeed well founded.”
Mr Gallagher added Murphy ’ s actions were “certainly out of character”.
Murphy originally represented herself at an earlier hearing where she pled guilty to a fuller charge.
She told Sheri f f Montgomery: “I was told by the police that if I pleaded guilty I would get a fine.”
But Sheriff Montgomery urged Murphy to seek legal advice after telling her “we don’t do pleas of convenience.”
At the sentencing hearing last Wednesday, Mr Gallagher told Sheriff Mhari Mactaggart: “She has accepted her guilt throughout but the kicking was always denied by her.
“She appeared in court by herself and pled guilty to the charge in its entirety.
“But sheriff Montgomery was unsatisfied by that so the plea was withdrawn.
“There have been no difficulties between her and the complainer since, nor will there be. She’s in a position to disclose a financial penalty.”
Sheriff Mactaggart told Murphy: “Whatever the background is, you’ve accepted your guilt of assaulting this lady and in any circumstance I have to mark that.” Murphy was fined £ 300.