A MAN whacked his neighbour over the head with a baseball bat after calling him a “nosey b*****d”.

Adam Scott, 34, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court to be sentenced after previously pleading guilty to assault and acting in an aggressive manner.

On May 15, 2021, Paul Magennis, his wife, and his son Kieran Magennis were at their home in Toryglen waiting on a food delivery when Scott, their neighbour, spotted Kieran at the window.

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Scott, who was drunk at the time, began to shout up towards them.

He shouted: “F*****g shut up you nosey b******s."

Prosecutor Ross Canning said: “One of the witnesses asked the accused if he was directing the comment to them and he replied ‘aye I'm talking to you, do yous want it as well, you’re next’.

“The accused thereafter began walking to their front door, walking on their driveway.

“Kieran Magennis went to the door to speak with the accused. There was a discussion that happened at the front door. Paul Magennis was observing this interaction, which turned into a disturbance.

“He thereafter became involved in the incident.”

Scott went out to the driveway and stated “wait there, I’ll be back”.

He made his way out onto the street and Paul Magennis followed him, spotting him picking up a small wooden baseball bat from his home.

Scott struck Paul on the head with the baseball bat, causing it to break into two.

The victim was bleeding heavily.

His wife placed herself between the pair in an effort to stop her husband from being hurt further.

But Scott fetched a broken part of the bat shouting “you want it?”

The court heard that the incident continued for “a while” before the family managed to return across the road to their own home.

Several calls had been made to cops by other neighbours.

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Officers attended and retrieved the baseball bat.

Meanwhile, Paul Magennis had to be taken to hospital. He had a two centimetre laceration to the top of his head which had to be glued and left a scar.

Three days later, police cautioned and charged Scott. He made no reply.

Sheriff Allan McKay said: “In the social work report, it's stated that it was a child-type baseball bat, but he’s lucky not to be charged with injury to permanent disfigurement.”

Scott’s lawyer revealed that his client has a similar conviction.

He added: “To his credit, that’s also his only conviction. He acknowledges this is a serious matter.

“This incident occurs at his property. He was followed over.”

Sheriff McKay asked if he was still living at the same address.

The lawyer replied: “Yes, there’s been no repercussions.”

Sheriff McKay told Scott: “Notwithstanding your lack of previous convictions, this is a serious matter.”

He was ordered to be under social work supervision for one year, with a conduct requirement to attend alcohol counselling.

He was also ordered to carry out 135 hours of unpaid work and was tagged. He will have to remain at his Toryglen home between 9pm and 5am for 90 days, as a direct alternative to custody.