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| An Aberdeen man who attacked himself with a boulder and a razor to avoid going to work has been fined £100 for wasting police time. | An Aberdeen man who attacked himself with a boulder and a razor to avoid going to work has been fined £100 for wasting police time. |
| Steven Reid, 23, claimed he had been assaulted, but later admitted faking the attack because he wanted a day off, the city's sheriff court heard. | Steven Reid, 23, claimed he had been assaulted, but later admitted faking the attack because he wanted a day off, the city's sheriff court heard. |
| Reid, now unemployed, had gone to police and said he had been attacked. | Reid, now unemployed, had gone to police and said he had been attacked. |
| Sheriff Graeme Buchanan said it was a "pretty bizarre act" that he could deal with by way of a fine. | Sheriff Graeme Buchanan said it was a "pretty bizarre act" that he could deal with by way of a fine. |
| Fiscal depute Jim Craigen said: "He was making his way to work and didn't really much fancy going. | |
| "He therefore removed a razor from his pocket and repeatedly dragged it down his face. | |
| "He also picked up a boulder and struck it off his head and repeatedly hit himself on the head and body." | |
| Mr Craigen added: "He went to the police station and said he had been assaulted by two male persons who repeatedly punched and kicked him." | |
| Defence solicitor Keidra Morrison said the first offender had been under stress. |