Woman left unconscious after man hit her head off wall during brawl

Cameron Lamley, of Smiddy Haugh, Forfar, has been handed a restriction of liberty order and unpaid work order for assaulting a woman at a party.

On the evening of January 26 2020, Lamley and his partner were at a small gathering of family and friends at their home.

Tattoo artist Lamley got into an argument with a woman over a recent family tragedy.

He seized her by the body and knocked her head against a wall, rendering her unconscious.

Another witness called for the emergency services while a male restrained Lamley.

When police attended, Lamley acted in a hostile and threatening manner towards them.

Defence solicitor Scott Norrie cited the tragedy some four months earlier was behind the argument that ended in the assault.

Mr Norrie told Dundee Sheriff Court his client was later diagnosed with PTSD.

Mr Norrie also noted several witnesses had asked the Crown not to take the case any further, calling the incident a “family brawl”.

Sheriff Lorna Drummond told Lamley that despite the seriousness of the offence, she was “satisfied” to opt for a non-custodial sentence.

“These are serious offences, I don’t need to

tell you that, particularly charge three in which you hit somebody’s head against a wall and rendered them unconscious.

“You should expect jail for that.

“(However) I accept that this happened after a sad occurrence in your life, you’ve been diagnosed with PTSD, you have a good work ethic.”

Sheriff Drummond sentenced him to 270 hours of unpaid work and imposed a restriction of liberty order for 135 days.

Cameron Lamley appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court.