A man who pretended to raise money for a made-up charity was slammed by one of Dundee’s leading fundraisers as “disgusting”.

Jamie McMurchie, 20, of Lawton Terrace, collected donations from a Dundee church and obtained around £120 cash through the fraudulent scheme.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard that McMurchie told his victims he was raising money for Tayside Cancer Research, a charity he had made up.

Fiscal depute Isma Mukhtar said McMurchie went to the Steeple Church, Nethergate, on May 1 2013 and told staff he was fundraising.

The fiscal added: “A member of staff within the church completed a sponsorship form on which the name of the charity was given as Tayside Cancer Research.

“Another member of staff at the church was approached by the accused three days later and he again said he was raising money for the same charity.

“He said he was doing so because his mother had a lot to do with the charity previously.

“On May 18 he again attended the locus, looking to collect sponsorship money from those who had previously provided pledges.

“As a consequence other people present there provided further money to the accused.”

Later that day, McMurchie was seen approaching people at Wellgate Shopping Centre and asking for sponsorship, which aroused suspicion.

Police were contacted and when officers approached, McMurchie again stated he was fundraising for Tayside Cancer Research.

Charlie Kean, the founder of Kean’s Children’s Fund, said: “I think this is an atrocious thing to happen in the city. There are so many people who need help — it is disgusting to think about.”

McMurchie admitted that between May 1 and 18, both 2013, at the Steeple Church, Nethergate, and Wellgate Shopping Centre, he pretended to raise money for Tayside Cancer Research and obtained money by fraud.

He was placed under one year’s supervision with an added requirement to attend Mentoring For Men for three months.

A “good Samaritan” who tried to help his drunken friend out of a Dundee casino ended up fighting with him in a car park.

The sheriff court heard that Charles Lamont, 27, repeatedly punched his friend on the head while he was lying on the ground.

Fiscal depute Douglas Wiseman said Lamont’s friend, Jamie Black, was ejected from G Casino, in West Marketgait, at about 5am on August 25.

The fiscal said: “Mr Black was asked to leave after he became abusive to staff.

“The accused stated he would take Mr Black out of the casino and off the premises. He did this, but once outside, Mr Black became aggressive towards him and pushed him on the chest.

“This was captured on CCTV, but they then disappeared out of camera shot at the rear of the casino.”

The court was told that what happened next was unclear, as Mr Black would not cooperate with police during an interview.

However, two witnesses, both of whom were door stewards at G Casino, said the pair were fighting in the car park at the rear of the casino.

The fiscal continued: “A short time later, they came back into CCTV view and Mr Black was seen to grab the accused by the T-shirt and pull him to the ground.

“Prior to this, the accused had been the less aggressive of the two, but, at that point, he began to punch Mr Black repeatedly on the head and body.

“After a short time, Mr Black was seen lying on the ground at West Marketgait, and the accused ran up to him and again repeatedly punched him on the head while he was lying on the ground.”

Police were called and both Lamont and Mr Black were arrested.

Solicitor Ross Donnelly, defending, said: “Lamont initially acted in his friend’s interest, but, clearly, Mr Black didn’t see Mr Lamont’s intervention as helpful. Lamont held his temper for as long as he could before acting in the way that he did.”

Lamont, of Rosebank Place, admitted conducting himself in a disorderly manner by engaging in a fight and committing a breach of the peace, at West Marketgait, on August 25.

Sheriff George Way said: “It’s unfortunate that, having started off as a Good Samaritan, he now finds himself in court.”

The sheriff fined Lamont £175.

A 51-year-old Lithuanian lorry driver was caught behind the wheel in Dundee whilst more than five times the legal drink-drive limit.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard the vehicle Vaidas Sargunas was driving was seen travelling erratically by members of the public on Sunday, and police were informed.

Fiscal depute Sue Ruta told the court when officers stopped the truck an empty bottle of whisky and an empty bottle of vodka were found within the cabin of the truck.

Sargunas, of Kestucio, Anyksciai, Lithuania, admitted one charge of driving a vehicle with 114 micrograms of alcohol in 100mls of breath, exceeding the 22 microgram limit, at Baldovie Road, at the road’s junction with the Dundee-Arbroath Road at Claypotts.

Sheriff Brown fined him £1,000 and disqualified the 51-year-old from driving for two years.

Martin Tait, of the Dundee Road Safety Forum, said it “beggars belief” that someone could be driving a vehicle of that size while over the limit.

He said: “Anybody that drinks and drives should be dealt with in the appropriate fashion and thankfully, in this case, this man was.

“It also beggars belief to be honest that the man was driving such a large vehicle when over the limit.

“It is frightening to consider this man was behind the wheel of a truck as he not only put himself at serious risk, but he also potentially put the lives of a lot of other drivers, even pedestrians, in serious danger.

“The drink-driving limit has decreased recently and for good reason, but it still doesn’t justify why he was over five times the limit — that is still a lot of alcohol to have in your system.”

Mr Tait also went on to say the time it took to sentence Sargunas was encouraging.

He added: “I am thankful this individual was caught in the act before he caused any damage to anything or anybody.

“It is also encouraging to see the urgency the courts showed in dealing with this issue.

“Individuals who drink and drive are few and far between but they pose so much danger on the roads.

“I feel his sentence was appropriate.”

A painter and decorator — more than four times over the drink-drive limit — started a high-speed car chase with police whilst driving a work van.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard Murray Fotheringham, 32, sped through Dundee streets at more than 60mph as the police car followed with activated blue lights.

Fotheringham, of South Victoria Dock Road, then crashed the van into an Audi and ran off into a garden.

Police found an empty bottle of wine, three bottles of beer and four packets of porridge in the van.

Officers breathalysed Fotheringham and he gave a reading of four-and-a-half times the legal drink-drive limit.

Fiscal depute, Douglas Wiseman, said: “At 11.18pm on August 7, police were driving in a marked vehicle and saw the van being driven by the accused on Ladywell roundabout, turning into North Marketgait.

“Police followed the vehicle and put their lights on, indicating for the accused to stop. The accused drove off at speed and failed to slow down at the junction with Lochee Road.

Police struggled to keep up with the van, which was driving in excess of 60mph.”

Fotheringham then drove through a series of junctions and traffic lights without making any attempt to slow down or indicate, at Tullideph road, Ancrum Road, Logie Street, Lochee Road and Rankine Street.

The fiscal said: “Continuing at speeds of more than 60mph, the accused turned from Rankine Street, without indicating, and into Inverary Terrace, at which point he lost control and collided with an Audi.

“The collision caused the van to stop and the accused got out and ran off. He was traced by officers hiding within a garden and when spoken to his speech was slurred.

“The van was searched and the keys were found within the ignition and an empty wine bottle, three bottles of Becks beer and four tubs of porridge were found within the van.”

Fotheringham admitted one charge of dangerous driving and a second charge of driving with excess alcohol (100 mics) on August 7 at various roads in Dundee.

Sentence was deferred until November 2.

A man today admitted abducting a child in a Dundee toy shop – while naked and armed with a cricket bat.

Przemyslaw Kaluzny, 41, seized the child by the arm at Toys R Us, Kingsway West, and dragged his young victim along the ground.

Kaluzny then assaulted a female pensioner with a cricket bat, hitting her on the head to her injury.

The court heard that police arrived quickly on the scene, handcuffed Kaluzny, and took him to headquarters at Bell Street.

However, he managed to snap the connecting bar of the cuffs during the journey.

Today at Dundee Sheriff Court, Kaluzny admitted six charges against him on indictment, all of which related to events on April 5, at the Kingsway West toy shop.

For the full story, see tonight’s Evening Telegraph.

A Polish man who abducted a child from a Dundee toy shop while naked and armed with a cricket bat had previously served sentences in his homeland for robbery and hostage taking.

The Tele has learned that Przemyslaw Kaluzny spent years behind bars for serious offences prior to moving to Dundee.

In 1997, he was sentenced to four years and six months at Poznan District Court for robbery.

The following year, he was back at the same court to receive a 10-month sentence for hostage taking.

Upon his release, he continued to offend, and was twice convicted of burglary.

The 41-year-old’s criminal past came to light after he admitted a naked rampage through a Dundee toy shop.

Kaluzny seized a child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, by the arm at Toys R Us, Kingsway, and dragged the child along the ground.

Kaluzny then assaulted the child’s grandmother with a cricket bat, hitting her on the head to her injury.

Police arrived at the scene quickly, handcuffed Kaluzny and took him to their headquarters.

However, he managed to snap the connecting bar of the cuffs during the journey.

At Dundee Sheriff Court, Kaluzny admitted six charges against him on indictment, all of which related to events which took place on April 5, at Toys R Us.

Kaluzny, currently of Murray Royal Hospital, Perth, admitted having a weapon and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

He also pleaded guilty to charges of public indecency, abducting a child, assault and vandalism.

The six charges he admitted at Dundee today state that he entered Toys R Us with a bat on Easter Sunday this year.

Kaluzny then proceeded to removed all of his clothing until he was completely naked and shouted at both staff and customers, placing them in a state of fear and alarm.

Kaluzny also behaved aggressively towards staff and customers having brandished a weapon — a cricket bat — within the store.

He then seized a child by the arm, dragged the child along the ground, then picked up and held the child.

And he assaulted the child’s grandmother, who cannot be named, by hitting her on the head with the cricket bat, to her injury.

Kaluzny then abducted the child by taking him from the premises and detaining him against his will.

The final charge stated Kaluzny damaged police property by snapping the connecting part of handcuffs whilst he was within a police car being taken to Dundee police headquarters.

Sentence was deferred until later this year.

A teenager allegedly pulled a scarf around a woman’s neck and restricted her breathing.

The 17-year-old male, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will stand trial at Dundee Sheriff Court on six charges.

It is alleged all of the offences took place on February 10, at various locations in Dundee.

The male denies assaulting Iain Martin, by seizing hold of him, pushing him to the ground, perusing him, and attempting to punch him on the head.

He also denies a second charge of assaulting Lynne Martin by seizing her by the neck and pulling a scarf around her neck and restricting her breathing.

The youth further denies behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by uttering threats of violence towards the same Lynne Martin and shouting.

And he denies a fourth charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by standing on the roadway, in the path of a car being driven by David Christie, repeatedly opening the driver’s door, kicking the driver’s door twice, damaging it, challenging the same David Christie to fight, and shouting and swearing.

The male also denies assaulting PC Claire Murphy by repeatedly kicking her on the legs

And he further denies a charge of wilfully or recklessly destroying or damaging the property of another by scratching and denting the door of a motor car.

Trial takes place on January 28 with an intermediate diet to be held on January 13.

A woman is to stand trial accused of attacking three nurses at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Tracy Balfour, 42, of Kinbrae Park, Newport, faces four separate charges following an alleged incident in July.

Balfour denies behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at the hospital by repeatedly shouting, swearing, lashing out with her arms and legs and spitting on July 1.

She further denies assaulting nurse Catherine Kerr by repeatedly lashing out with her arms and legs and spitting at her. Balfour also denies assaulting nurse Alexander Buck by repeatedly lashing out with her arms and legs and spitting at him.

She further denies assaulting nurse Mark McQueen by shouting, swearing, lashing out with her arms, kicking out with her legs and spitting at him.

Her trial will take place on January 28.

A 35-year-old Tayside man smashed a glass bottle off his cousin’s friend’s head and then hit him in the face with a dumbbell.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard Michael Smith carried out the violent attack on Stephen Laird, 18, within his cousin’s home.

The pair, Smith’s cousin — a mutual friend of Smith and Mr Laird — and a group of others were drinking together at Smith’s cousin’s home on East High Street, Forfar, on June 27.

Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court that later that evening, Smith’s mother came to the house and was “upset and under the influence of alcohol”.

She dropped her mobile phone and it fell under the couch, before leaving with Smith and without her mobile phone.

A short time later, she returned and retrieved her phone.

However she had already told Smith her phone was missing. The fiscal said: “The accused entered and shouted that his mother was upset.

“He picked up a glass bottle and threw it and it smashed off the floor.

“He then picked up another bottle and threw it and it smashed off the complainer’s head.

“The accused then went into the bedroom and re-emerged with a dumbbell, which he used to hit the complainer on the face.”

Smith shouted that he had a knife and would stab whoever took his mother’s phone.

Everyone within the property ran out and the police were contacted a short time later.

An agent acting on behalf of the accused said: “He has a fairly unenviable record — all of which was committed whilst under the influence of alcohol.

“He had abstained from alcohol for one year before this offence.

“He thought it was time to try having a few drinks and things unravelled from there.

“He knows now him and alcohol do not mix and he cannot have any alcohol.”

Smith, a prisoner at Edinburgh, admitted assaulting Stephen Laird by striking him on the head with a bottle and striking him on the face with a dumbbell, to his injury, at a property on East High Street, Forfar, on June 27 while on bail.

And he admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by uttering threats of violence, throwing bottles, handling knives, shouting and swearing, on the same date and location.

Smith was jailed for 192 days.

A 21-year-old man allegedly struck a man on the face with a knife and held a knife to his own partner’s throat, injuring them both.

Derek Alland, who appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court, is also accused of grabbing his partner Danielle McCallum by the hair.

He is further accused of hitting her face off the ground on a separate occasion.

Alland, who is a prisoner at Perth, will stand trial at Dundee Sheriff Court after denying six charges against him.

The first three offences allegedly took place on Sunday November 23 at South Tay Street.

Alland denies behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

It is alleged that he acted aggressively by brandishing a knife, uttering threats of violence toward his partner Danielle McCallum, Graeme Grubb and Margaret McCallum.

He also denies having threatened to stab them.

Alland further denies assaulting Graeme Grubb by striking him on the face with a knife to his injury.

The alleged attack is said to have led to the permanent disfigurement of Mr Grubb.

Alland also denies assaulting his partner Danielle McCallum by grabbing her by the hair and proceeding to repeatedly headbutt her.

He is also said to have brandished a knife at her before holding the weapon against her throat and gesturing to slit her throat, to her injury. The final three offences allegedly took place on Tuesday November 25, at a property on Aboyne Avenue.

On this occasion, Alland denies behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting, swearing and acting abusively within the property.

And he denies assaulting Danielle McCallum by grabbing her by the hair and throwing her to the ground, punching and headbutting her on the face.

Alland is also said to have grabbed her by the back of the head and struck her face against the ground, to Ms McCallum’s injury.

He further denies destroying or damaging the property of another by throwing items around the room and damaging a coffee table.

The trial is set to take place at Dundee Sheriff Court on October 12.

A man who stabbed his neighbour and left him in a life threatening condition has been jailed for three years.

At Dundee Sheriff Court, Stewart Macrae, 40, admitted one charge of assaulting George Tracey to his severe injury and danger of his life.

The court heard Mr Tracey – now deceased – knocked on Macrae’s door to his flat on Carlochie Place on April 25 at 8.30pm.

Macrae opened it and “immediately” stabbed him.

Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court Macrae and Tracey would “smoke” together prior to the incident.

The fiscal said: “Tracey went to visit Macrae. He was met at the front door by Macrae who immediately stabbed him on the left side of his chest.

“He ran out of the common close. He was seen running whilst holding on to his chest and Macrae was seen running after him. They were both shouting at each other.”

Another neighbour who saw the pair in the street called an ambulance.

Tracey was taken to hospital and received treatment to a puncture wound and a collapsed lung.

A chest drain was inserted and the injury was described as potentially life threatening.

The fiscal continued: “Police then went to the home address of Macrae and found him within.

“A knife was recovered from his trouser pocket and he had blood on his hands.”

During interview Macrae told police that Tracey had stolen property from him and threatened him with violence a number of times.

Today at court solicitor Paul Parker Smith, defending, said: “He tells me he was bullied by Mr Tracey and taken advantage of by him.

“He tells me Mr Tracey had stolen from him, and used to barge into his house uninvited.

“He said he would store items within his house and enter freely as if he had the right to do so.

“On the day in question Mr Tracey had been at his house for about an hour when Mr Macrae fell asleep.

“When he awoke Mr Tracey was gone and so was his Play Station and two games. He says the only person who could have taken them was Mr Tracey and when he returned later Mr Macrae lost his temper.”

Macrae, a prisoner of Perth, admitted assaulting George Tracey by stabbing him on the body with a knife, to his severe injury and the danger of his life, on April 25, at a property on Carlochie Place.

A drunk driver sped over the Tay Road Bridge at up to 120mph – and on the wrong side of the carriageway.

Dundee Sheriff Court heard Daniel McLean, 24, was unable to stop at the end of the bridge, due to the speed he was travelling, and drove right over the top of the roundabout.

His car then skidded over the other side of the roundabout and onto a grass verge, before stopping.

A female passenger within his vehicle – Danielle Swindells – hit her head on the dashboard but was otherwise uninjured.

Fiscal depute John Adams told the court Miss Swindells was on a night out in Dundee on the evening of June 20 when she posted a message on Facebook asking for a lift home to Cupar, Fife.

The fiscal said: “The accused, who is a friend of Miss Swindells, responded saying he would pick her up.

“He collected her at 4.04am at Seagate and drove towards Fife.

“At Dock Street the accused missed the slip road onto the bridge and continued westwards before doing a U-turn and joining onto the north carriageway of the bridge.

“On realising that he was on the wrong side of the bridge, he reacted by attempting to cross the bridge as quickly as he could.

“Miss Swindells looked at the speedometer and saw he was travelling at 120mph.”

The court heard that as he approached the end of the bridge McLean realised he was travelling too fast to negotiate the roundabout and despite attempts to brake he failed to stop in time.

The fiscal continued: “He narrowly missed another vehicle and continued to travel south, over the roundabout, and skidding across the opposite carriageway before mounting a grass verge.

“Miss Swindells struck her head on the dashboard but fortunately did not sustain injury.”

Police were contacted and when they attended McLean was breathalysed where he gave a reading of two and half times the legal limit.

The incident was caught on CCTV and showed it took McLean 54 seconds to cross the bridge, giving an average speed of 93mph.

Solicitor Ian Houston, defending, said: “He’s in the army, he’s presently a lance corporal for Three Scots, which is the former Black Watch Regiment.

“He will likely be demoted because of this to a private.”

McLean, of Kirkbank, Dumfries, admitted one charge of driving a car with 52mics of alcohol in 100ml of breath, and a second charge of dangerous driving, both on June 21, at Tay Road Bridge and A92.

Sentence was deferred until November 18 and McLean was disqualified from driving meantime.

Two men have appeared in private at Dundee Sheriff Court in connection with the alleged recovery of £130,000 worth of heroin in the city.

Paul Crerar, 46, of Kingsway East, and David Lynn, 48, of no fixed abode, appeared on petition.

They are charged with being concerned in the supply of heroin, a Class A drug, on October 7, at A90, Dundee, near to Gourdie Croft and a property on Kingsway East.

Their appearance in court followed Police Scotland’s alleged recovery of £130,000 worth of heroin in the Kingsway West and Kingsway East areas of Dundee yesterday.

Both accused made no plea or declaration in relation to the charge. The case was continued for further investigation and they were remanded in custody.

TWO men who threatened to cut out another man’s eye during a brutal assault and robbery have been jailed at Dundee Sheriff Court.

Dale Reidie, 34, of Spey Drive, and Mark Nelson, 35, of Crichton Street, were both jailed for their part in the assault and robbery of another man, Graeme Rankin.

The court heard that whilst acting together, the pair attacked Mr Rankin within a flat on Seafield Road.

They grabbed him, pushed him onto a bed and repeatedly punched and kicked him before choking him.

Reidie and Nelson then presented a “sharp instrument” at Mr Rankin and threatened to cut out his eye.

A trial at Dundee Sheriff Court heard the pair were looking to steal cash, drugs and a mobile phone battery.

The jury heard they searched through Mr Rankin’s property and demanded he hand over drugs. The pair then began overturning furniture and ordered Mr Rankin into the living room.

They then pushed Mr Rankin onto a settee, presented a pair of wire cutters at him and threatened to cut off a finger.

And they boiled a kettle of water and sugar in his presence — which can cause intensive burns if poured directly onto skin — before jumping onto him and overturning the settee.

Nelson previously pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting Mr Rankin and robbing him of a quantity of diazepam, cash and a mobile phone battery, within a property on Seafield Road, on November 22 2013.

However, Reidie had denied the same charge, for which he was co-accused. He was convicted of the offence after a jury found him guilty.

Solicitor Nicola Brown, defending Reidie, said: “He appears to be a changed man since this offence.

“His reaction when he saw himself in his police interview was abject horror. He was thoroughly embarrassed about what he had done.”

On behalf of Nelson, solicitor Gary McIlravey, defending, said: “There had been no intention to proceed in the way things transpired. He can’t shy away from the fact this is a serious matter.”

Sheriff Alistair Carmichael jailed Reidie for 18 months and Nelson for 15 months.

Both Nelson and Reidie will be subject to a six month supervised release order following their prison sentences.

A PENSIONER today said the man who stole his bank cards, and withdrew a total of £2,400, deserved to be locked up.

Dundee ex-soldier Alex Lauder, 76, hit out at his former friend, Robert McBain, who was jailed for pinching the cards and using them 12 times.

McBain, 46, of Whorterbank, Dundee, was sentenced to 12 months behind bars at the city’s sheriff court.

He previously admitted stealing two bank cards from Mr Lauder, a retired electrician, while he slept, and later withdrew a total of £2,400 over several transactions.

Speaking at his Kirkton home, Mr Lauder said: “He got what he deserved and I’m glad he has been locked up.

“I hope he learns from this. I consider this to be appropriate and a short, sharp shock for him. He really needs to wise up and get his life back on track.

“What he did to me was despicable.”

Mr Lauder said he and McBain, who had been friends for several years, had spent the evening in his house.

Mr Lauder said he fell asleep and when he woke up the next day his bank cards were missing from the pocket of his shirt.

A piece of paper with the pin numbers on was also missing.

He added: “I can only imagine he rifled through my pockets to get the cards while I slept.

“He stooped to the lowest of the low. He has no conscience and he has shown no real remorse.”

Mr Lauder said he had no intention of having any contact with McBain in the future, adding: “It was a lot of money for me to lose.”

McBain admitted stealing two bank cards and using them to withdraw a total of £2,400 cash from city bank machines.

He admitted a total of 13 charges, including stealing the bank cards and a piece of paper with pin numbers from a property in Craigmore Street between May 17 and 18 this year.

He admitted using the cards eight times on May 18 to take £1,800 from cash machines on the Kingsway and Lochee High Street.

He used the cards on three more occasions the next day to steal a further £600 from a bank machine on Lochee Road.

McBain also admitted using the stolen cards to buy £12.49 worth of goods from Drinks Express on Lochee High Street.

A BOUNCER at a Dundee pub repeatedly punched a drunken man as he pulled him from the venue’s premises.

Grant Duncan, 27, had asked Steven Thompson to leave Duke’s Corner, on Brown Street, moments earlier as he was considered “too intoxicated”.

When Mr Thompson questioned Duncan’s decision, the bouncer responded by punching him.

Duncan then grabbed Mr Thompson by the neck and pulled him downwards and out of the pub, repeatedly punching him along the way.

Fiscal depute John Adams told Dundee Sheriff Court that the incident happened on October 11 last year — a busy Saturday night when about 200 people were in the pub.

The fiscal said: “Mr Thompson and his wife Cheryl Thompson were on a night out in Dundee city centre and went to the locus to continue their night out.

“Once within the locus, Duncan observed them and formed the opinion they were becoming heavily intoxicated and asked them to leave.

“After a few minutes they left from within the pub and stood conversing with door staff, asking why they were required to leave the locus.”

The fiscal continued: “Duncan then grabbed Mr Thompson and punched him on the head.

“Duncan grabbed Mr Thompson by the neck and pulled him downwards, towards the ground, and pulled him out of the pub, towards the exit onto Brown Street.

“He was repeatedly punching Mr Thompson and he pulled him off the pub’s grounds.”

Both Mr and Mrs Thompson then made their way across the street to outside the Globe Bar, Hawkhill, and contacted police. Officers arrived at 11.55pm and could see Thompson had been involved in a disturbance.

Duncan, of Minto Place, admitted that he assaulted Steven Thompson by repeatedly punching him on the head and body, grabbing him by the neck and pulling him to the ground.

Duncan’s employer, security firm SGL, said he no longer works for the firm.

A spokesman said: “SGL strongly supports robust regulation and welcomes the fact that this former employee’s conviction will prevent his continued employment in the security industry.”

Sentence was deferred until November 5.

A Broughty Ferry woman was found to have heroin hidden in her underwear at Ninewells Hospital.

Jenny Whyte, 29, of Panmure Street, was jailed for six months for the offence.

Whyte admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin, between July 28 and October 11, both last year, at Dundee Road, Broughty Ferry, and the Acute Medical Unit, Ninewells Hospital.

The court heard police were called to her home at 9.50pm on October 11 after it was suspected she had taken an overdose.

Fiscal Depute Eilidh Robertson said: “When officers attended she was in bed in a highly agitated state and was taken to Ninewells Hospital via ambulance.

“She was examined by a nurse and doctor and they observed a piece of plastic protruding from her underwear.”

It was found to be a package containing 11.52 grams of heroin with a value of £1,150.

A 49-year-old man known as “Creepy Gibby” has been found guilty of historical sex offences against two women – who were children at the time.

Gibson Dunbar, was found guilty after trial of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards one girl on a number of occasions in the late 80s and early 90s at a property in Dundee.

He was also found guilty of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards a second girl on a number of occasions in the mid-90s, also at a property in Dundee.

Addressing the jury, fiscal depute Vicki Bell said: “The Crown invites you to return a verdict of guilty in this case because the evidence overwhelmingly proves not only the guilt of Gibson Dunbar in relation to these charges but also proves that he is a manipulative person who abused the trust of children.

“There are a number of reasons, besides their demeanour, that I would submit should lead you to the overwhelming conclusion that these women were telling the truth.

“The first is the level of detail that they were able to give about what happened to them.

“And then there are the striking similarities between their descriptions of the sexual abuse.”

She added that one woman always thought the accused was “creepy.” He had the nickname “Creepy Gibby.”

The fiscal added: “A nickname such as that does not come from nowhere.”

Dunbar had denied the charges, claiming his victims were lying.

After the jury delivered their verdict, the court heard Dunbar had four previous convictions, for vandalism and breach of the peace.

Solicitor Advocate Jonathan Grow, defending, told the court he intended to save mitigation for when reports were available.

Sentence was deferred until November 9 for reports.

One of the victims of a sex offender who abused two young girls said it was a relief that he had finally been found guilty.

The woman who lives in Dundee, said it took her 18 years to find the courage to speak out about what Gibson Dunbar had done to her.

“I have gone through hell but finally his name and what he did is out there.”

The woman said that she had even contemplated suicide on more than one occasion because of what she had gone through.

“I want to say to anyone else who might have been a victim of this man to find the courage to speak out.

“I am concerned there might be other young girls or women who fell victim to this man and I want them to know it is alright to tell their story.

The woman, said she was eventually persuaded to tell her story because the thought of Dunbar abusing another eight-year-old, the age she was when he began abusing her, was so concerning.

“The thought of him sexually abusing someone that age was enough to tell me I was doing the right thing.

“This man was trusted by my family and they had no idea what he did to me.

“I was afraid I wouldn’t be believed and I know other girls might think that way too but they really musn’t – they will be believed.”

Dunbar, 49,  was found guilty after trial of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards one girl, on a number of occasions between 1989 and 1991, at a property in Dundee.

He was also found guilty of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices and behaviour towards a second girl, on a number of occasions between 1995 and 1996, also at a property in Dundee.

Addressing the jury, fiscal depute Vicki Bell said: “The Crown invites you to return a verdict of guilty in this case.

“There are a number of reasons, besides their demeanour, that I would submit should lead you to the overwhelming conclusion that these women were telling the truth.”

She added that one woman always thought the accused was “creepy” and called him “Creepy Gibby.”

The fiscal added: “A nickname such as that does not come from nowhere.”

Dunbar had denied the charges relating to the offences, claiming his victims were lying.

After the jury delivered their verdict, the court heard Dunbar had four previous convictions, for vandalism and breach of the peace.

Solicitor Advocate Jonathan Crow, defending, told the court he intended to save mitigation for when reports were available.

Sentence was deferred until November 9 for reports.

A father who left his three-month-old son alone on a bus for 30 minutes before returning to try and look after him while he was high on drugs was sentenced today.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was placed on a community payback order for 12 months at Perth Sheriff Court and ordered to get drug treatment.

The court was told that the baby involved in the incident had been taken into the care of social workers since his father’s arrest.

The man was travelling on a Megabus between Dundee and Perth when he left the boy to go to the onboard toilet.

He then re-emerged from the toilet around 30 minutes later and tried to care for the child while he was clearly under the influence of controlled drugs.

Police were called to arrest him when the bus arrived at the park and ride at Broxden, Perth.

The man admitted wilfully neglecting his baby son on the bus on 27 May this year.

He admitted leaving the infant in a carry cot while he went to the toilet and returning 30 minutes later to look after the child while he was unfit to do so through drugs.

One eye-witness said: “It was disgraceful. This man was in charge of a child. A number of folk had a verbal go at him and the police were alerted.

“When the bus stopped in Perth a fair contingent of police were present to arrest him. Imagine doing what he did while with a bairn. Some passengers were so angry I thought he might get lynched.”

Solicitor David Holmes, defending, said the man was still being allowed to have contact with the child but no longer had full-time care of his baby son.

Sheriff Fiona Tait said: “I am satisfied the child’s welfare is being safeguarded. The court takes a serious view of any case involving the welfare of children.”

Megabus declined to comment.