Amateur footballer warned he faces jail after brawl at Lochee Park
A footballer who broke his opponents jaw during a Sunday league game has been warned he faces jail. Ross Sinclair, who was playing for Plough Athletic, attacked Josh McHugh of Queen Anne FC during an...
View ArticlePregnant woman victim of assault
A woman attacked a mum-to-be after learning that her own boyfriend was the father. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Jennifer McIlravey, 35, assaulted Chantelle Murray after finding out Ms Murray was pregnant...
View ArticleFootballer says pitch attacker shouldn’t be jailed
A Dundee amateur footballer has said an opponent who broke his jaw and knocked him out during a pitch rammy shouldn’t be locked up. Josh McHugh, 22, of Hilltown, was playing for Queen Anne FC in a game...
View ArticleMan who sexually abused child jailed
A man who sexually assaulted a child during a music lesson has been jailed. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Keith Deary was a teenager himself when he assaulted the child he was supposed to be teaching to...
View ArticleDundee man, 20, admits stalking four women
A Dundee man has admitted stalking four women. Kieran Dorian, 20, sent hundreds of “intense and obsessive” messages to his victims, who were aged 18 to 21. The sheriff court heard Dorian, of Hawthorn...
View ArticleTeen locked up for biting police officer
A teenager who bit a police officer has been locked up for four months. Sean Wilson, 18, was sentenced to detention at Dundee Sheriff Court after admitting police assault. The court heard Wilson...
View ArticleSisters ‘dumped dog in bin with no way to escape’
Two sisters allegedly starved a dog and dumped him in a bin while he was still alive. Heather and Norma Scott allegedly abandoned the dog — called Dougal — in an industrial waste bin on Dundonald...
View ArticleVan reported to police after ‘suspicious’ activity at kennels
DOG owners have been warned to be on their guard, after suspicious late-night activity at a kennel in Angus. A vehicle pulled into a gamekeeper’s driveway near Inverarity, by Forfar, around 11.30pm on...
View ArticleKids’ swimming teacher caught with child porn
A kids’ swimming teacher who was caught with child porn has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. Indecent images of children were found at the home of Andrew Gray, 37, who won a gold...
View ArticleGloved crooks caught ‘orange-handed’
A BUNGLING pair of crooks who were caught “orange handed” after breaking into a busy office building have been given community payback orders. Reece Hunt and Lee Armstrong donned heavy orange gloves to...
View ArticleCouple accused of abducting police officers tell how their lives were turned...
A COUPLE today told how their lives have been turned upside down after being accused of abducting two police officers. Philip Moreton, 31, and his wife-to-be Cheyrell Davie, 35, walked free from the...
View ArticleHIV sufferer caused child to be pricked with needle
A woman with HIV caused a child to be pricked with a needle and syringe containing her bodily fluid. At Dundee Sheriff Court, Jacqueline O’Neil, 33, admitted a charge of culpable and reckless conduct....
View ArticleDriver pretended to be police constable
A DRIVER impersonated a police officer by wearing a high-visibility jacket and activating blue flashing lights in his car — forcing another motorist to pull over. Dundee Sheriff Court heard the...
View ArticleMan jailed after threatening Lidl staff with syringe
A man who injected himself with water in a Dundee supermarket then threatened to stab staff with a syringe has been jailed. Andrew Bryson, 38, was jailed for 22 months at Dundee Sheriff Court. The...
View ArticleMan who scammed £73k from Dundee firm gets jail term
A manager who embezzled more than £73,000 from a Dundee building firm has been jailed for 12 months. Jonathan Green, 45, was sentenced at Dundee Sheriff Court after admitting embezzling his former...
View ArticleTakeaway driver attacked police after delivery row
An angry delivery driver dropped a woman’s Chinese takeaway on the floor then threatened to slap her. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Bruce McLeod, 44, lost his temper after having trouble finding the...
View ArticleFraudster claimed £19k of benefits
A WOMAN who fraudulently claimed nearly £19,000 in benefits has been given a community order. At Dundee Sheriff Court, Jeanette Robertson, 32, of the city’s William Street, was ordered to carry out 260...
View ArticleMan charged over ‘sex attack’ in Dundee
A man has been charged in connection with an alleged sex attack in Dundee city centre. Police had said they were following “positive lines of inquiry” in an investigation which was launched on Sunday...
View ArticleMan accused of rape and sex attacks
A DUNDEE man allegedly raped a woman and sexually assaulted two other females. Gigi Ciriblan, 36, of Baffin Street, appeared in private at Dundee sheriff Court. He made no plea or declaration in...
View ArticleCity man charged with ‘robbery bid’
A MAN has been charged with trying to rob a bookmaker’s shop in Dundee. Police were called following an incident at the Ladbrokes premises at the northern end of Strathmartine Road. Eyewitnesses spoke...
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