A former engineer who held a gun to a pensioner’s head after a row over sheep on his land has been spared a fresh jail term. Brian Capstick, 52, from Ecclefechan, turned on William Hodgson, 68, ranting about a £200 debt.
16.05.2023 - 04:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A woman who kept a toddler in a cage claims she had to flee her home after her partner in crime turned on her.
Serial child abuser Claire Boyle says she had to move to escape partner Timothy Johnstone, after they were spared jail for child neglect. Boyle, 36, made the claims through defence solicitor Brian Holliman during a hearing at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.
When she pled guilty to breaking bail conditions and assaulting a police officer, Mr Holliman asked for Johnstone, who was sitting in the public seats to watch Boyle’s case, to be locked out of the court.
He said: "There is an individual outside. She is the victim of him and is fleeing domestic violence. This was a pattern over several months. She would prefer this is not said in the presence of this individual."
Sheriff Laura Mundell agreed for the court to be closed to the public during the hearing. Mr Holliman continued: "She was fleeing an abusive relationship. She left that relationship in October.
"On several occasions she was reported as a missing or vulnerable person by her partner, Mr Johnstone. She is located by police officers and can behave badly towards them."
Boyle was spared jail in 2021 for neglecting a four-year-old so badly doctors feared he had blood cancer or a blood clotting disorder.
Her mistreatment of the youngster, who was covered in bruises, only came to light after he escaped from her flat through a window.
He was found wandering the streets in the rain wearing just pyjamas after squeezing through a six-inch gap between the frame and pane and dropping four feet to the ground.
A two-year-old boy was then found being kept in a home-made cage – using a cot with the base removed and secured to the top – at the home Boyle shared with Johnstone, in
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