Perthshire Advertiser

Man to return to court in March to face trial

- COURT REPORTER

A man, caught driving on the A9 with more than three times the legal booze limit, was put off the road at Perth Sheriff Court last week.

Forty-seven-year-old Christophe­r Dawson will discover how long his disqualifi­cation will last when he returns to court on March 30.

He will face trial that day on three other charges, including one of attacking two women, one of whom later lost consciousn­ess.

The accused, of St Cedd, Ballinluig, admitted driving a car with excess alcohol on the unclassifi­ed Weem-Strathtay road, at Aberfeldy, on January 11, 2020.

His reading was 71 microgramm­es, well in excess of the maximum of 22.

He also had a not guilty plea accepted to a further charge of failing to co-operate with a preliminar­y breath test.

He denied that on January 11, 2020, at a chalet on the Glengoulan­die Chalet Park, Foss, near Pitlochry, he assaulted a woman by repeatedly punching her on the head, causing her to fall to the ground, whereby she was rendered unconsciou­sness. Dawson is then said to have repeatedly punched her on the head and body, to her injury.

A further charge alleges that the same day, at the chalet, he assaulted his partner by repeatedly punching her on the head, to her injury.

A third charge claims that he acted in an aggressive manner, shouted and swore and uttered offensive remarks.

Represente­d by solicitor Jamie Baxter, the accused had his bail continued meantime. The background to the drink/ driving charge will be given in March.

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