A drunk Scot who caused a disturbance on board a Ryanair flight after claiming he had been served up a cold lasagne has escaped a jail term by the 'narrowest of margins'
A drunk Scot who caused a disturbance on board a Ryanair flight after claiming he had been served up a cold lasagne has escaped a jail term by the "narrowest of margins".
Smith returned to the dock for sentencing today where Sheriff Adrian Fraser acknowledged this was the third domestic offence to land him in court. Smith, from Springburn, Glasgow, was placed on a supervision order for 28 months and told he must complete 270 hours of unpaid work in the community as a direct alternative to custody. Sheriff Fraser also issued a conduct requirement whereby Smith will have to attend alcohol counselling and a domestic abuse course.
"On arrival of the food the accused began shouting and swearing in relation to the condition of the food being supplied. He was heard to shout 'That lasagne is f***ing freezing, I'm not taking that'.
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