Published: Thursday, 9th October, 2008 12:30
Boss assaulted two customers
By Brian Hossack
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DEVASTATED: Lynn Preston and Colin Dunn.
A MULTIPLE sclerosis sufferer today told how she was attacked by a plastering firm boss after an alleged row over work he did in her home.
Lynn Preston, 50, said Michael McGranaghan, 42, assaulted her and her partner Colin Dunn, 44, pictured, after turning up at their door in Gourock.
The pair allege the attack came after McGranaghan – the boss of Greenock plastering firm Quintin Tannock & Co – led the renovation work in their home.
Colin said they originally took on the plastering boss for the work because his firm had a good reputation in the area.
Colin added: “At first everything seemed fine.
“But as time went on we weren’t happy. We had them in the house for seven months but eventually decided enough was enough.
“I told McGranaghan that we wanted them off the job. He demanded money for work he said was outstanding and we agreed to pay it just to bring the matter to an end.
“We gave him a cheque but he presented it at the bank before we could transfer the funds and it bounced.
“Next thing he was at the door.”
Colin added: “To assault a 50-year-old who walks with crutches to me was unbelievable. It was terrifying for that to happen in your own home.”
McGranaghan, of Inverkip Road, Greenock, was convicted and fined on two charges of assault at Inverclyde District Court in August after going on trial.
He was found guilty and fined £300.
The charge stated that during the incident on 27 June 2007, McGranaghan assaulted Lynn by pushing her against the wall. He also assaulted Colin by pushing him and repeatedly punching him on the body.
Lynn said: “I suffer from a progressive form of MS and this ordeal has caused a real deterioration in my health. I had to be wheeled in to the dock to give evidence and we were the ones made to feel like we had committed a crime. I’ve been left hardly able to walk with the stress of it all. What this man did has had a real long-term impact on my life.”
McGranaghan declined the opportunity to comment on his conviction.
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