A MAN who brandished a brick outside a Dunfermline hospital after doctors refused to see him when he turned up three hours early for an appointment was placed on a restriction of liberty order this week.

Jonathon Reid, 48, of Headwell Avenue, was angry when he was told he would have to wait until the correct time to be seen at Lynebank Hospital.

Appearing for sentencing at Dunfermline Sheriff Court last Wednesday, he had earlier admitted that on July 3 at Lynebank Hospital, he behaved in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm in that he shouted, swore and brandished a brick.

He also behaved in a threatening or abusive manner by brandishing a brick and concrete slab and threatening to throw them at a police van and he resisted, obstructed and hindered four police officers in the execution of their duty by lashing out with his arms and legs and prevented the application of handcuffs.

Depute fiscal Azrah Yousaf said Reid attended at the hospital at 10.30am and was told he was three hours early and the doctor wasn't there.

He "didn't take this very well" and began to shout and swear and refused to leave.

He later left the building but continued with his behaviour and was seen at the window with a brick in his hand.

When police arrived, he continued with the aggressive behaviour and officers had to deploy their spray because of the struggle and him still having a lump of concrete in his hands.

Solicitor Elaine Buist said her client accepted his behaviour had been unacceptable. "He states it occurred after a culmination of things had been going wrong with him," she said. "His medication had been decreased and was due to be cut and he was not in a good place."

Sheriff Craig McSherry placed Reid on a community payback order for 12 months with a requirement of supervision and also placed him on a restriction of liberty order for four months where he has to stay in his home between 7pm and 7am.