sex offender chased two women into a shop and battered them after he heard them use the word "pervert" during a conversation in the street.
William Bannigan, 49, flew into a rage because he believed they were talking about him and he dragged one of his victims to the ground by her hair.
Despite admitting assaulting and injuring two women, Bannigan was allowed to walk free from court today because he had "stayed out of trouble for a number of years." Fiscal depute Andrew Harding told Perth Sheriff Court: "At 6.05pm witnesses were walking to the ATM outside Scotmid.
The accused was on the other side of the road."They were talking about a person in the area and the term 'pervert' was used.
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