Bo'ness thug a no-show at court as he awaits COVID-19 test

Iain Doyle (32) failed to appear at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday because he was supposedly awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test and was currently isolating.

By Court Reporter

Published 8th Nov 2021, 15:34 BST

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He had pleaded guilty to acting in a racially aggravated manner and assaulting a police officer at his 25e Thirlestane, Bo’ness home and behaving in a threatening manner, shouting and swearing and spitting repeatedly in the cell area of a police van en route to Falkirk Police Station on August 24.

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Sheriff Christopher Shead deferred sentence until November 25 for reports.

Doyle behaved in a racially aggravated manner and assaulted a police officer at an address in Thirlestane, Bo'ness

Doyle behaved in a racially aggravated manner and assaulted a police officer at an address in Thirlestane, Bo'ness

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