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Scots pharmacist threatened to stab wife in front of child
17.02.2022 - 08:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A pharmacist threatened to stab his wife in front of a schoolboy.
Tejinder Bhopal, 45, threatened partner Catherine Bhopal, 45, at their home in the upmarket Glasgow suburb of Newton Mearns.
Government documents reveal the pair are both directors of the Lyoncross Pharmacy in Glasgow, which is an NHS Pharmacy First Scotland pharmacy.
Paisley Sheriff Court heard the incident took place on December 5, 2020, at the couple's home in the area's Clover Place.
Prosecutor Maureen McGovern told the court that Mrs Bhopal returned to the property at 5.50pm, along with a 10-year-old boy.
He followed them into the kitchen, leaned towards her and said, in front of the boy: "I'm going to stab you".
She phoned the police and Bhopal, who runs the Lyoncross pharmacy in Polllok, Glasgow, was arrested after being traced by officers.
He made no reply when cautioned and charged with the offence.
Earlier this month, he pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive way by threatening his wife with violence, in breach of Section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing Scotland Act 2010.
The charge stated it was aggravated by involving abuse of his partner, as per Section 1 of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016.
Defence solicitor Ian Cahill asked Sheriff Gerard MacMillan to adjourn the case without proceeding to conviction, to consider granting an absolute discharge.
An absolute discharge sees an offender receive no punishment or criminal record after pleading guilty to a crime. The lawyer said a conviction would have serious professional consequences.
Sheriff MacMillan agreed to adjourn the case without conviction and said: "This leaves the possibility of it open, no matter how small.
"That leaves open the
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