A thug fractured four of his mum's ribs in a brutal assault. David Carrigan, 35, turned on his mum at her home in Glasgow's Scotstoun on May 30 2025.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Carrigan turned up to the property while drunk and entered his mother's bedroom. Prosecutor Victoria Keel said: "He grabbed her by the jumper and leggings then pulled her around the room. Carrigan went on to her bed and punched her to the abdomen and face.

"She pleaded for him to stop but he continued to drag her around the room - repeatedly kicking and punching her to the body."

Carrigan then grabbed what was described as "room spray" and sprayed it on her head. The police were contacted and officers arrived to see Carrigan lying on the bed and his mother on the floor, visibly injured.

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