A 23-year-old man has appeared back in court for assaults carried out on staff at a Dunfermline nightclub almost three years ago.

Liam Baxter, of Kirktoun Gardens, Ballingry, was sentenced in July 2022 to 200 hours of unpaid work but did not complete it.

He also did not turn up at for an appearance at Dunfermline Sheriff Court and was arrested on a warrant.

Baxter appeared from custody to be sentenced again for the violence.

He had attacked a female employee by kicking and spitting on her.

A male employee was also assaulted by Baxter who bit and spat on him.

Defence solicitor Aime Allan said her client “was in a chaotic period with his mental health” and was not turning up for appointments as a result.

He had done most of the unpaid work but did not complete it with eight hours and 40 minutes left.

Sheriff Susan Duff imposed a new community payback order with 108 hours and 40 minutes of unpaid work and six months of supervision.

Baxter previously admitted that on 12th September 2021 at Lourenzos, St Margaret Street, he assaulted a female in the course of her employment by striking her on the body, kicking her on the body and spitting on her, to her injury.

He also assaulted a male employee by seizing his hands and biting them and repeatedly spitting on his head and body.

Baxter also admitted he shouted, swore, repeatedly made threats of violence towards the two workers, threatened them and their families with sexual violence and threatened police officers with violence and sexual violence.

Then at Dunfermline police station he shouted, swore, repeatedly made derogatory remarks to police officers, repeatedly threatened police officers and their families with violence and sexual violence.

Sheriff David Hall said at the original sentencing: “Some of the comments here are really off the scale.”