Posted on 03/17/2021 12:34:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway
William Moran split up with partner of 36 years Francine McDonald, meaning he stopped getting to see his collection of animals
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A heartbroken boyfriend went on a drunken rampage after drowning his sorrows over losing his horse named Elvis in the break-up with his partner.
William Moran got drunk on a Strawberry and Cream liqueur the day after Valentine's Day - while struggling with the fall out of his break up from Francine McDonald, his partner of 36 years.
The couple were the proud owners of several snakes, dogs and horses - including Elvis, which has his own Facebook page.
And losing contact with the animals as a result of the 'divorce' proved to be too much for Moran.
On Tuesday Paisley Sheriff Court heard Moran damaged property, was caught drinking in the street, acted aggressively and shouted and swore at police officers. n of Paisley, near Glasgow, on February 15 this year - just days after he'd been released early from a previous sentence.
At a pre-trial hearing, Moran pleaded guilty to three charges - vandalism, drinking in the street and behaving in a threatening or abusive way.
Defence solicitor James Arrol explained: "He was released from custody on February 12, which was just a couple of days before these offences.
"He was staying with his former partner for a number of nights and was welcome to do so.
"He was waiting on the homelessness services to get back in contact with him.
"He went to the shop, bought alcohol, and can remember very little.
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"This is certainly not the crime of the century.
"It is well documented that he and his partner kept a number of animals, including snakes, dogs and horses.
"When the relationship broke apart he lost some contact with the animals as well, which has come to him at a great cost."
Procurator Fiscal Depute Victoria Keel explained: "Police were requested to attend Fulbar Road, in order to trace an intoxicated male walking dangerously on the road.
"On attendance, police witnesses observed a male.
"He was later identified as the accused and was holding a bottle of Strawberry and Cream Sidekick, which is 14.5%, and he was actively drinking from it at the time."
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Emergency services race to flat fire Miss Keel, prosecuting, said Moran had been seen ripping the petrol cap off a grey Mini Cooper and throwing it away, before yelling, "go **** yourself, you're all ******* *****!"
Sheriff James Spy said he would have caged Moran, who has a long record of previous convictions, for the offences.
But he said that, after listening to what Mr Arrol said on his behalf, he would call for background reports to be prepared ahead of sentencing and consider a non-custodial sentence.
As he did so, he said: "It occurs to me this was within days of being released from your last sentence.
"I'll call for [background] reports [to be prepared] but you're not going anywhere meantime.
"That doesn't mean I'll necessarily impose a non-custodial sentence."
Moran, who remains remanded in custody, will learn his fate next month.
Going out on Strawberry and Cream liqueur... NOT!
Doesn’t sound very good, actually. Never heard of it.
Seeing the description “Partner” in the headline had me expecting that this wasn’t 2 guys. Need to get a new decoder ring.
What language is this story translated from?
I did not know that......but then again, I thought this was about a drunk Scot
“Going out on Strawberry and Cream liqueur... NOT!”
Imagine the taste of that coming out your nose....
Lots of people are choosing not to get married nowadays, even when they have kids.
From the headline I had thought “Partner” = 2 men in a relationship. I guess the Brits work from a different journalistic style-sheet.
Or even snakes or horses for that matter.
So, did he at least get to feed his horse a carrot?
I think he speaks for many of us at this juncture.
Then again, this is the Politically Correct way that UK refers to a person's significant other, whether legally married or not. Their academia and media long ago cancelled the terms "husband" and "wife."
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