Teen’s threat of murder

A TEENAGER threatened to murder the manager of a Wetherspoons pub after he was asked to comply with Covid-19 regulations.

Christopher Simpson told the boss of Perth’s Capital Asset: “I will slit your throat... and hang you from that tree outside.”

He was fined £675 for the outburst at the Tay Street establishment in September last year.

Perth Sheriff Court heard pub manager Ranald Duncan had concerns about Simpson’s behaviour.

Procurator fiscal depute Andrew Harding said: “Mr Duncan observed the accused getting rowdy. He approached the accused and asked him to remain seated. The accused became aggressive and said to Mr Duncan: ‘I’m going to slit your throat.’

“He added: ‘I will slit your stomach and hang you from that tree outside.’”

The court heard Simpson was asked to leave and police were contacted.

Simpson, of Castlelaw Crescent, admitted behaving in an aggressive or threatening manner, likely to cause fear or alarm, by repeatedly uttering threats of violence towards Mr Duncan at the pub on September 12 2020.

In January, he was handed an unpaid work order for causing a disturbance at Perth Royal Infirmary.

At one point he shouted to hospital workers: “I will slit all your throats.”

Sheriff William Wood told Simpson: “For such a young man, you have got yourself in a lot of bother.

“If things continue in this way, there is only one place you will end up.”

At an earlier hearing, Mr Somerville said: “When he takes drink, as well as misusing drugs, he becomes something different like a Jekyll and Hyde character.”

He was ordered to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work.

Christopher Simpson