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Man denies lightbulb assault charge

A HAMILTON man this week denied assaulting a woman with a light bulb. Read

Motherwell captain Quinn sentenced to community service

MOTHERWELL Football Club captain Paul Quinn was this week ordered to complete 150 hours community service for attacking a man at a team-mate’s birthday party. Read

Thieves target cars at Wishaw General Hospital

VEHICLES parked at Wishaw General Hospital’s car park have been targeted by thieves. Read

Bus driver stabbed in Viewpark

A BUS driver was this week stabbed by a passenger during a journey through Viewpark. Read

Assault charge dropped

A BELLSHILL teenager charged with assaulting his mother was last week found not guilty after she decided she wanted the case dropped. Read

Teenager used stolen bank card

A TEENAGE girl used a stolen bank card to thieve £4000 from a Larkhall autoteller. Read

Soldier admonished after Strathaven assault

A SOLDIER who assaulted a woman in Strathaven was last week admonished after demonstrating good behaviour to the court. Read

Thug convicted of attacking man

A VIEWPARK thug was last week convicted of attacking a man outside his home. Read

Crown Office will meet shooting victim’s mum

THE CROWN Office have this week responded to a Blantyre mother who claimed the criminal justice system had let down her son. Read

Man is cleared over door attack claim

A HAMILTON man accused of assaulting a woman by hitting her head against a door has been cleared. Read

Jail for woman who pretended to have cancer

A WOMAN who conned her fiance out of £300,000 was this week jailed for two years and eight months. Read

Jail for man who punched and threatened woman with a knife

A MOTHERWELL man who threatened to cut a woman’s throat with a knife has been jailed for 100 days. Read

Cops in plea for cashline witness

POLICE were this week investigating claims that a woman robbed a teenager as he was withdrawing money from a cash machine. Read

Woman said she’d kill her neighbours

A HAMILTON woman was this week put on 15 months’ probation for threatening to kill near neighbours. Read

Man glassed in face over spilt drink

AN ARTERY in a man’s face was cut when he was hit with a glass in a Hamilton pub. Read

Probation for sex offender

A BELLSHILL man who committed a public indecency offence in Strathclyde Country Park has been put on probation. Read

Bottle attack denied

A 28-YEAR-OLD man last week denied leaving another man permanently disfigured after a bottle attack on a bus in Newhouse. Read

Knife horror victim slams soft sentence

A GOOD Samaritan slashed in a brutal and unprovoked attack this week called for tougher sentences for knife thugs. Read

Hamilton man jailed for assault

A HAMILTON man who punched another man at a Motherwell amusement park while on bail has been jailed for four months. Read

Jail for banned driver after M8 police chase

A BANNED Hamilton driver who led police on a hair-raising motorway chase as he tried to escape in a van while towing a caravan was this week jailed for three months. Read