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By Alex Lawrie The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Image copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence A MAN who coughed on two police officers and shouted “I hope you die of Covid” has been jailed for 15 months. John McGhee launched the “absolutely disgraceful” attack on the officers after he had been taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment last November. McGhee, from Possilpark, Glasgow, also spat on the hospital floor within close proximity of medical staff during the “ala...

A COUNTY thief who broke into an Edinburgh home and made off with an umbrella has been placed on a drug treatment order. Craig Douglas was spotted outside the basement property at the Capital’s Rothesay Terrace before he smashed a window and entered the home. A neighbour caught sight of the 26-year-old five minutes later as he walked along the street carrying the green umbrella. Douglas, who has recently moved to Pencaitland, was said to have been wearing a luminous high-vis vest and had opened the brolly, despite it not raining. The suspicious witness filmed the incident on his p...

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Scots woman who chewed off man's tongue in street brawl before seagull ate it avoids jail Bethaney Ryan, 27, admitted the attack when she appeared before Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Bethaney Ryan's attack left McKenzie with permanent disfigurement. (Image: Alexander Lawrie) Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our Criminal Record newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other rela...

1/1 A COUNTY man who became aggressive during an altercation with a man in North Berwick later tried to rob an elderly man at a cash machine while holding a knife. Ryan Malcolm, 29, shouted threats of violence towards Guy Thomson while in possession of a knife or similar implement at the town’s Lodge Grounds last year. Two weeks later, Malcolm then uttered threats to rob an 82-year-old man at the cash machine outside Tesco in Haddington. Malcolm looked over the man’s shoulder and looked at his PIN while shouting and swearing. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that he m...