A Scottish chef broke a man’s leg during a row over a private parking space facing the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing.
Sam Blyth parked in the space with pals to take a photo of his new car next to the landmarks. But irate residents came out to confront him after becoming tired of motorists using the spot.
During the confrontation, Blyth, 21, pushed Hamilton McNab who fell back and ended up fracturing his ankle.
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The victim needed surgery to repair the injury and spent several months walking with a cane, reports the Record.
Blyth appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday and pled guilty to assaulting Hamilton to his severe injury.
Fiscal depute Emma Laing said it was around 9pm when a resident saw a vehicle being parked in a private space in Shore Road, South Queensferry.
Ms Laing said the resident went to “confront” the driver and another car, driven by Blyth, was spotted there too.
The court heard other residents, including Hamilton, began arguing with Blyth.
Ms Laing said Blyth pushed Hamilton on the body, causing him to fall back and injure his leg, and an ambulance was called.
Hamilton was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and treated for an “unstable and displaced fracture” of the right ankle.
Ms Laing said the victim underwent surgery and spent two nights in hospital before being discharged with a moon boot.
Months later he was still using a cane to walk, she added.
Defence agent Michael Lowrie said Blyth at been with friends and stopped at the private parking area which people often used to take photos.
Mr Lowrie said Blyth was driving his new car and wanted to photograph it with a bridge in the background.
The solicitor said residents had “taken umbrage justifiably” about the parking area’s use by visitors.
Mr Lowrie said the argument between the residents and Blyth on July 8 2019 became “quite heated” and his client felt “surrounded”
He said it was a “very immature way to behave”, but it wasn’t Blyth’s intention to “break (Hamilton’s) leg”.
Sheriff Kenneth Campbell KC fined Blyth, of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, £320 and ordered him to pay victim compensation of £350.
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