A thug who randomly attacked a lawyer outside a court was jailed today for eight months.
Ernest Findlay, 31, headbutted Nigel Scullion near Glasgow Sheriff Court on August 18 2025.
Findlay had initially followed Mr Scullion after he left the court building at the end of the day.
The attacker told the lawyer “I’m going to do you” before he pounced on him.
Mr Scullion – a defence lawyer at firm Road Traffic Defence – bravely defended himself until police officers arrived.
The incident took place two years after Findlay was caged for 27 months for attacking his then partner.
The woman was forced to flee to a balcony for help after Findlay punched her to the head and body.
Findlay pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to his latest charge of assaulting Mr Scullion.
He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
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Sheriff Mckay told Findlay that he had “little option” on how to deal with him.
He said: “I can’t have officers of this court fearing for their safety – I have to protect them, members of the public and others who work here. This is a serious matter.”
UK: Lawyer headbutted by topless man as he left Glasgow Sheriff Court
