A Scots mental health nurse who sparked a mass brawl in a nightclub faces losing her job.
Rebecca Frew, 29, repeatedly lashed out at Craig Munn in Glasgow city centre’s Kong on October 14 2023.
Frew, of Uddingston, Lanarkshire, initially slapped Mr Munn who had been out with friends earlier that night at a Rangers fan event.
The attack sparked a large fight in the nightclub which landed Frew’s friend Andrew Chalmers in hospital.
Bystander Steven Boulton, 33, had struck Mr Chalmers repeatedly on the head with a plastic cup during the melee.
Frew briefly left with her injured pal but returned to the scene to retrieve her belongings when she struck Mr Munn with her boot causing a scratch to his head.
The brawl took place four years after the mum-of-one reportedly saw the face of her son’s granddad on his baby scan picture.
Frew claimed her ex-partner Craig Graham’s dad Stephen Graham was their son’s “guardian angel” after she was told the chances of conceiving a child was low.
Stephen was rushed to hospital on the same day that Frew found out that she was pregnant and he passed away 11 days later.
Frew claimed that she saw Stephen’s face on a baby scan picture after his death.
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Frew was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of two charges of assault on Mr Munn – one of which to his injury.
Boulton, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, meantime pled guilty before trial to assaulting Mr Chalmers to his injury and he will be sentenced next month.
The court heard that Frew and friend Mr Chalmers arrived at Kong around midnight but became separated.
Frew spoke to Mr Munn, his friends and cousin who had arrived at the nightclub after attending a Rangers event.
Mr Munn’s group and Frew spoke about people they were familiar with in her local area.
CCTV played to the court showed Frew smack Mr Munn to the head before a wider fight occurred among those in attendance including Mr Chalmers.
Footage showed Mr Chalmers being led into a different room and was initially followed by Frew who returned to the bar area to collect her jacket and bag.
Moments later, Frew was seen striking Mr Munn again who was nearby – this time with her boot which she had earlier removed.
Prosecutor Emma Sangray put it to Frew in her evidence that it was the heel of her boot which was used to hit Mr Munn.
She replied: “I don’t think it was the heel as I was holding the heel – it was the front part of the boot.”
Mr Munn was given first aid at the scene for a wound to his head but did not require hospital treatment.
Frew claimed that Mr Munn had made a negative remark before she attacked him on both occasions.
Miss Sangray stated: “I suggest that he did not say a word to you – you went to the side of him and caught him off guard at the side of the head with your shoe.”
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Frew: “I would say that’s not what happened.”
The fiscal also suggested to Frew that she went “looking for a fight” which she refuted.
Sheriff Diana McConnell when convicting Frew that Mr Munn was a “credible and reliable” witness.
The sheriff stated: “I believed his account about what took place. You described him talking to you and calling you a cow – I did not believe your account.
“I don’t believe that you were subjected to an assault or verbally abused before the attacks and I did not think you acted under provocation for either charge.”
The sheriff asked Philip Cohen, defending, if Frew’s guilt will result in “serious consequences” for her.
The lawyer asked for conviction to be deferred until next month for a submission on an absolute discharge which would mean the matter does not appear on her criminal record.
The request was granted and Frew will appear in the dock on the same day Boulton when he is sentenced.
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