Man fined £450 over football top argument

A Fife engineer seized his son by the face and tried to punch him in the head after an argument about his refusal to wear a football top.

Brian O’brien, 47, pled guilty to the September 14 assault at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

Procurator fiscal depute Lauren Pennycook said the pair were at O’brien’s home address when an argument broke out and he seized his son’s face and began “squeezing” it.

Defence lawyer Graham Inch said O’brien was drinking alcohol and an argument broke out about his son refusing to wear a football top.

He said his client accepts he had been the one drinking and attributes no blame to his son.

O’brien was fined £450.