Contact with student sees Fife man in court By Graham Gibson April 15 2014, 5:16pm April 15 2014, 5:16pm Share Contact with student sees Fife man in court Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://wpcluster.dctdigital.com/thecourier/news/fife/147891/contact-with-student-sees-fife-man-in-court/ Copy Link A Fife man has been admonished after admitting breaching a bail order that banned him from contacting a 21-year-old student. Michael Gracie, 51, of New Cottages, Springfield, admitted defying the court ban him which prevented him from contacting or seeing Samantha-Jo Thorpe. The Abertay University student was discovered dead in her flat on March 27. There were no suspicious circumstances. Gracie had admitted that on various occasions between January 16 and March 11, he contacted Samantha-Jo Thorpe by sending her messages. He also admitted, on various occasions between January 19 and March 1, at Opal, Parker Street, Dundee, to being in her company.
