PERTH OFFENDER RECEIVES COMMUNITY SENTENCE AFTER VIOLENT ASSAULT
A violent serial offender has been given a chance after being found guilty of repeatedly punching a woman.
Steven Gallacher, aged 47 and from Perth, was handed a community sentence despite the sheriff admitting many others would have jailed him.
Gallacher's criminal history began in 1996, and over the years he has been convicted of attacking police officers, domestic violence, dangerous driving, assault, and possessing drugs.
In the latest court case, Perth Sheriff Court heard that Gallacher assaulted Donna Freeman at a house in Perth on 16 October 2015.
Sheriff Simon Collins told Gallacher: "You are under no illusions, given your previous offending history, that there was a very real possibility of custody in this case.
But I am not going to send you to prison.
You are being given a chance to avoid custody.
Some of my fellow sheriffs would have sent you to prison for a significant period." Instead, he was ordered to attend the Positive Relations group project for domestic abusers and to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work in the community.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
chance after being found guilty of repeatedly punching a woman. Steven Gallacher, aged 47 and from Perth, was handed a community sentence despite the sheriff admitting many others would have jailed him. Gallacher's criminal history began...
Community order
Steven Gallacher, aged 47 and from Perth, was handed a community sentence despite the sheriff admitting many others would have jailed him
Community order
250 hours
Some of my fellow sheriffs would have sent you to prison for a significant period." Instead, he was ordered to attend the Positive Relations group project for domestic abusers and to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work in the community
