AN ex-sheriff has actually discovered himself in the dock over a supposed bust-up with a runner over his dog’s ball.
Ronnie Watson, 71, was “aggressive” towards Janet Morton as he “pursued” her on a golf course, a court heard.
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He stated he informed the lady her whippet need to be on a lead after it two times nabbed his family pet’s ball.
However the retired QC was acquitted of claims he punched Mrs Morton on the head and triggered her to be up to the ground to her injury.
He stays on trial at Ayr Constable Court charged with threatening or violent behaviour on Lochgreen golf course, Troon, in March 2021.
In proof, Watson stated Mrs Morton was out running when her dog Tilly got the ball on the 15th hole.
He stated she then tossed it “method behind him”.
The court heard he informed her the hound need to be on a lead when it took the toy once again.
Watson stated Mrs Morton informed him to “f * off”, calling him a “bad-tempered old b ****”.
He declared as he “continued to stroll towards her”, Mrs Morton “thumped” him and swung a punch at him.
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Watson, of Troon, Ayrshire, stated the supposed victim “appeared to spin and stumbled”, prior to getting up.
He later on called police officers, stating “she yelled and swore”, struck him and comprised that he struck her.
Witness Norman Paton, 51, stated he heard Mrs Morton appealing for help.
He included: “Body movement recommended he was being rather aggressive.
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” I stated to the guy that I believed he was acting like a little bit of a bully.”
He stated Watson “kept advancing” as she got “more hysterical”. The trial continues next month.
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