AN English teenager who likes to drink and do drugs with his mother said police had "haggis breath", a court has heard.
It was recorded as a hate crime as part of an incident that included assaults on officers.
Our sister title the Clydebank Post can reveal he has two convictions for the same behaviour south of the border.
Oliver Frain had been drinking at home at Low Crescent throughout the early hours of April 6 and became "quite intoxicated", the court was told.
Around 7am, the 19-year-old took possession of a knife and began to threaten his mother, saying he was going to slit her throat.
She took shelter in her room, locking the door, and contacted the ambulance service, who in turn called police.
When officers arrived, they found Frain sitting on a couch. He started to stand up and police took hold of him.
He started to shout and swear. He told them he had a "big f***ing knife" and called them "sp*stics" and "c**ts".
They put a spit hood over him because he was threatening to bite and spit at them.
He tried to racially mock police witnesses, fiscal depute Loretta McHardy said.
In the front garden of the property, Frain kicked back at police, connecting both feet to an officer's torso.
Then he said, "ya wee haggis" in a Scottish accent.
"Get my f***ing shoes you sp*astic c**t," he continued.
He was volatile throughout the journey to the police station, again saying "haggis breath". Other comments included, "ya wee specky baldy nonce" and "ya haggis sl*g".
Frain was hitting his head on the cell van.
He later pleaded guilty to acting in an aggressive manner to his mother, approaching her, uttering threats to kill her and causing her to flee and lock herself in a room from him.
He uttered threats of violence, offensive and derogatory remarks and abusive remarks to police. He threatened to bite and spit, and repeatedly kicked and struck his head against the wall in a police van. He uttered threats to kill, sexually explicit remarks, more threats to spit blood, and tried to remove the spit hood.
It was aggravated in four categories of the Hate Crime Act, including prejudice to disability, sexual orientation, religion and race or nationality.
He kicked one officer on the body, a second officer on the hand, and struck a third officer with his elbow to the leg.
Appearing from custody at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on June 16, Frain was said to have told social workers he would "struggle to attend CPO appointments because he will be under the influence of alcohol".
Sheriff John McElroy KC also noted that he said he wouldn't do unpaid work in the community because of his mental health. He asked if there was a mental health issue.
Defence solicitor Eugene Boyle replied: "I have been trying to find out. His mother says he is welcome back."
He said his client had been prescribed antipsychotic medication, but wasn't taking them at the time of the incident, and things "got well out of hand".
Frain only came to Scotland in March.
He said there was no criminal record in Scotland, only England.
Boyle said the mother would welcome him back home.
Sheriff McElroy said: "I read there's been anti-social behaviour where you have been living.
"And you have been drinking and taking drugs with your mother. That's not something that's going to be useful going forward.
"You hope you can go out recreationally with your mum. Your biggest problem is drink. It would be a good idea to stay clear of the drink."
He added: "Your mother is sitting there listening to this."
As a direct alternative to custody, Frain was put under social work supervision for 18 months. He must take help offered for alcohol and drugs. He must also do 100 hours of unpaid work in the community within six months.
Scottish courts can't access English cases, and Mr Boyle was unable to provide details of the most recent crimes.
But the Post has access to English court records.
They detail repeated attacks on police in the past year.
Frain was found guilty on February 16 of assault by beating two police officers in Reading on May 16, 2025.
He then failed to surrender to custody on March 31 in the case at Reading Magistrates' Court. He admitted that breach of bail on April 8 – two days after he had been arrested in Clydebank.
In Southampton on December 20 last year, he used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to a police officer.
He also assaulted a second officer. And he caused "criminal damage" by spitting in a police van. He admitted the three charges two days later.
He will appear at Carlisle Magistrates' Court on July 2 for both cases. It is treated as the closest English court for those north of the border.
There will be a review of his Dumbarton punishment on July 21.
