A BUSINESS owner who denied assaulting a woman in a bar brawl in Mallaig was described to be in ‘fight or flight’ mode at the time.
George Pendreigh, 57, from Morar, was accused of grabbing the woman by the feet, pulling her to the floor and seizing her by the body at the Marine Hotel on November 15, 2015.
Fort William Justice of Peace Court heard last Wednesday (March 22) that the victim, who was then employed at the hotel, was not on the rota to work that night but had ended up helping a colleague serve behind the bar which was busier than usual because of a new boat being in the nearby harbour.