A SCOTS carer has been struck off after a string of assaults dating over 15 years – including one which saw him bash a man’s head with a frying pan.
Perry Davies was convicted of several assaults ranging between 2007 and 2022, which were highlighted during his employment in an Aberdeen housing service.
The disgraced support worker was found to have been convicted of assault to injury on both 29 March 2007 and 11 September 2009.
This is in addition to a further assault to injury conviction on 2 July 2012 for an instance that saw Davies assault an unnamed man, striking him about the head with a frying pan.
Davies from Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire was further convicted on 4 July 2013 of two separate 2012 assaults involving a firearm or imitation firearm.
One case saw Davies chase and assault a woman whilst brandishing the “firearm”, whilst another saw him assault and attempt to rob another man, before striking him with the firearm or imitation firearm.
Davies was further convicted in October last year (2022) of another assault to injury which saw him beat a man on the head and body, forcing him to the ground.
Davies was convicted for all the offences on multiple occasions at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, leading to a hearing of care watchdog the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) to consider his fitness to practise.
The SSSC’s full report reads: “On 29 March 2007, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, you were convicted of assault to injury.
“On 11 September 2009, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, you were convicted of assault to injury.
“On 2 July 2012, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, you were convicted of assault to injury, in that on 1 July 2012 at [information redacted], Aberdeen, you did assault [redacted] and did strike him on the head with a frying pan to his injury.
“On 4 July 2013, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, you were convicted of two offences, in that you did:
“A. on 15 July 2012 you did assault [redacted], pursue her and brandish a firearm or imitation firearm.
“B. on 15 July 2012 at [information redacted], Aberdeen you and [coaccused] did assault [redacted], seize hold of him by his clothing, present a knife and a firearm or imitation firearm at him, repeatedly demand money from him, struggle with him, rifle through his pockets and strike him on the head with the said firearm or imitation firearm, pursue him and did attempt to rob him.
“On 10 October 2022, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court you were convicted of assault to injury, in that on 30 June 2022, you did assault [redacted] and did repeatedly strike him on the head and body causing him to fall to the ground to his injury.”
The panel found that Davies’ fitness to practice was impaired, saying: “Social service workers are expected to uphold the law and must behave in a way, inside and outside of the workplace, which does not call into question their fitness to practise.
“Committing a number of assault offences demonstrates a disregard for the law and lack of self control. Your actions resulted in physical, and likely emotional, harm to the victims.
“The pattern of violent behaviour under consideration is indicative of an underlying values concern which is fundamentally incompatible with registration as a social service worker.
“If the behaviour were to be repeated there would be potential for physical and emotional harm to members of the public raising significant public protection concerns.
“You have failed to engage with the requirements of the SSSC investigation into your fitness to practise, therefore your position is not known.
“Due to your lack of insight, remorse, and assurances in respect of future behaviour the SSSC cannot be assured that there is not an ongoing risk of repetition.
“There is a public interest in maintaining trust and confidence in the register and upholding proper standards of behaviour in the profession.
“Your behaviour damages the reputation of the profession and needs to be marked as unacceptable.
“There is a pattern of analogous behaviour under consideration which occurred over a prolonged period of time, with the most recent offence having been committed around nine months ago.”
