INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Trainee chef from Alness cut brother with knife in family row over unhealthy eating habits
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A trainee chef has avoided jail after attacking his brother with a knife during a dispute over eating habits.
Tyler Grant of Teaninich Paddock, Alness, previously appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court and admitted assaulting his sibling Christian at their home on November 4, 2021.
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to struggling with him whilst in possession of a knife and striking him on the head with it to his injury and permanent disfigurement.
Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald heard that it caused a 6cm laceration to the front of his scalp.
An ambulance was called and the wound was cleaned before being glued, fiscal depute Pauline Gair told the court.
Mrs Gair said that an argument broke out "over unhealthy eating habits relating to cakes that his mother had purchased that day.
"Grant confronted his mother about the cakes and his brother told him to stop disrespecting his mother.
"When he wouldn't stop, his brother stood up and confronted him," Mrs Gair added.
She added that Tyler Grant then went into the kitchen and took a knife.
"His brother got him in a choke hold, but Grant was swishing the knife above his head and his brother sustained an injury.
"Police were called and Tyler Grant told officers he 'hadn't intended that to happen. The brother has made it known he still feels strong animosity towards him," the prosecutor added.
Defence agent Neil Wilson said: "He accepts his guilt.
"He has no previous convictions."
Sheriff Macdonald sentenced Grant to a structured deferred sentence for four months with the view that he may undertake unpaid work in the community down the line.
This was a direct alternative to custody.
He will return to court on January 23 when a background report will also be made available.
