A teenager threw a caged parrot around his room on a legal high fuelled rampage.

George Clark, 19, celebrated Hogmanay with friends before returning to his mother's house in the early hours of January 1 severely intoxicated with alcohol and legal highs.

At around 3.45am he began trashing his room, ripping his bedroom door off its hinges and throwing it through his window in a frenzied state.

When his mother, Isabella Paterson, rushed in to see what the commotion was she found Mr Clark repeatedly throwing his "distressed" caged parrot across the living room, punching the cage.

She was struck in the head and pushed to the ground by Mr Clark, who then went to his sister's address on the same street and threw a brick at her window.

When police arrived on the scene Mr Clark gave officers a false name.

Mr Clark appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday for sentencing, having previously admitted recklessly destroying property at the two address and assaulting his mother, Ms Paterson.

He further admitted causing his pet parrot unnecessary harm and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Defence agent David Sutherland told the court that his client did not remember the events due to his consumption of alcohol and legal highs, while Sheriff Alison Stirling voiced concerns that Clark had not been "entirely candid" with social workers.

The sheriff imposed a deprivation order, meaning Mr Clark must relinquish ownership of the parrot, and prevented him from keeping or caring for animals in future.

The six year banning order will stand for at least three years before he can apply to have it overturned.

Sheriff Stirling said: "Given your behaviour in that you threw a parrot in a cage about you are not an animal lover. You're a danger to animals."

Mr Clark was also given a community payback order. He will be under supervision for 12 months and has to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work in the community.