A knife thug who stabbed his best friend to death has been jailed for eight years. Dale Gardiner attacked William Wardrop following a row shortly after they had been playing a PlayStation together at the 25 year-old's home in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.
01.08.2022 - 17:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Eleven people are accused taking part in a child sexual abuse ring also allegedly involving witchcraft, serious violence and neglect.
The seven men and four women faced a 14-page indictment listing 43 different charges during a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday. The accusations mainly centre around three young children - two girls and a boy - between January 2010 and March 2020 at various addresses in the Townhead, Maryhill and Craigend areas of Glasgow.
They include claims the trio were raped at different times while some of the group did "clap, cheer and verbally encourage" as well as video record what was happening. One of the young girls was said to have been shut in a microwave during an attempt to kill her.
It also alleged the children were forced to take part in satanic "seances" and made to kill animals. Iain Owens, 43, Elaine Lannery, 38, Lesley Williams, 40, Paul Brannan, 40, Marianne Gallagher, 37, Scott Forbes, 49, Barry Watson, 46, Mark Carr, 49, Richard Gachagan, 44, Leona Laing, 50, and John Clark, 46, deny the charges they face.
Owens and Lannery first face a charge of neglecting four youngsters. The accusation features a claim they got a young boy to "courier controlled drugs" on their behalf.
It is then said 10 of the group - apart from Forbes - assaulted the elder girl to the danger of her life starting when she was six. This included running a wheelchair into her legs and also putting a black plastic bag over her head affecting her breathing.
The girl was also allegedly made to eat cat food as well as take drugs and alcohol. The next charge states Owens, Lannery, Williams, Brannan and Gallagher assaulted the young boy.
It is said he was put in a bath which he was allegedly told was filled
A knife thug who stabbed his best friend to death has been jailed for eight years. Dale Gardiner attacked William Wardrop following a row shortly after they had been playing a PlayStation together at the 25 year-old's home in Larkhall, Lanarkshire.
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