A BALLOCH chef has been fined £300 after sending grossly offensive, indecent and threatening messages to a woman through social media.
Colin McLeod, 27, of McInnes Street, committed the offence on June 10, 2017, from a house in the town's Cook Street.
Dumbarton Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday that he had "bitterly regretted" his actions.
Defence lawyer Brian McGuire said: "On one occasion his mother's home had been egged.
"He sent texts to this woman and realises he shouldn't have done it. He realises that now. He made a mistake and bitterly regrets it."
Sheriff Maxwell Hendry said: "You did the wrong thing and I trust this won't be repeated in the future. Your record is not to your credit."
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