A Fife police officer was left concussed and needed two weeks off work after an intoxicated yob caused a window to fall on his head. Mark Wishart was brought from jail – where he is already serving a sentence for police assault – to admit culpably and recklessly forcing the pane off its hinges, causing it to fall on PC Cameron Lee. After being spotted by police, Wishart had dashed into a house in Kirkcaldy and locked himself in.
While officers were in the garden, he forced the window off its hinges, causing it to fall on PC Lee’s head. Wishart then jumped from a window, landing on another constable and causing him to fall into a fence. heard from Wishart’s solicitor he was once given “a good old-fashioned kicking” by police but a sheriff told him that was “no excuse” for his conduct.
Fiscal depute Andrew Brown told the court police spotted Wishart in the passenger seat of a car on February 2 and gave chase when he bolted. He locked himself in a house in the town’s Almond Place and due to his criminal record, support was requested. Mr Brown said: “PC Lee was speaking through a downstairs window, trying to reason with the accused to come outside the locus.
“The accused has pushed the window from inside with such force that the hinges were broken, causing them to come off.” The window fell and struck PC Lee on the head. He was concussed and needed two weeks off work to recover.
Wishart began challenging police and threatened to fight any officer who enter.
