A bizarre incident reported where one crazy man is facing a number of charges after he smashed his lorry into his ex-girlfriend's house when she refused to meet him. Apart from this, the man is also facing charges of assault, breaching bail, threatening behavior, and spitting at a police officer.
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Derek Wellington has pleaded guilty to a number of charges after a dramatic drunken rampage in September last year. The man rammed his vehicle into his ex-girlfriend's house after his ex Sara Cassidy refused to meet up with him.
He was immediately arrested and was already on bail, but ordered not to go near his former partner after leaving her in hospital due to an attack the month prior.
When Cassidy refused to meet him in September, a court heard how he screamed to her down the phone: “I am going to park my lorry in your living room."
Talking to Glasgow High Court, prosecutor Lisa Gillespie QC spoke of Wellington's attack in August, which unfolded in Edinburgh when he headbutted Cassidy in a hotel.
Despite being on bail and ordered not to go near his ex-partner, he breached the conditions and repeatedly called her on the day of the lorry incident.
Gillespie added: "During these calls, he stated he was going to come round and smash or ram his lorry into her home. He said he was ‘going to park his lorry’ in her living room.
"She told him under no circumstances was he to come to the house because there were children there. He stated he was coming round any way."
He didn't stop here and then proceeded to repeatedly reverse his HCV into the housing association home, causing irreversible damage to both Cassidy's and her neighbor's property.
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It was all in luck that a friend and her two children were inside and managed to escape the attack unharmed. The bizarre attack resulted in $562K in damages and both houses being demolished.
Following the attack, Wellington abandoned the truck in a supermarket car park but left his wallet inside.
It was later uncovered by the police before they arrested him.
The man is now in custody after pleading guilty to a number of charges including culpable and reckless conduct to the danger of lives.
Among other charges, the man also pleaded guilty to assault, breaching bail, threatening behavior and spitting at a police officer for the August incident, with his sentencing hearing set for later this month.
Though Cassidy agreed to meet him nearby, Gillespie said she became 'terrified' after spotting his truck and ran back to her home.
"As she did, she heard a loud banging noise and windows smashing," added the prosecutor. "Wellington then drove past her again away from the street."
One of her neighbors who was in bed at the time recalls the terrifying incident, which they 'likened to an earthquake'.
During the trial, the court heard that 7 people were evacuated from their homes with both Cassidy and her neighbor unable to return due to the extensive damages caused.
Lord Armstrong, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, ordered Wellington to remain in police custody until his sentencing on 27 July.