Taxi mistake rapist caged
A sexual predator has been jailed for raping a teenager after a night out in Fife as pandemic lockdown restrictions eased. Mustafizur Rahman,44, attacked the girl in the rear of his car after she thought she was getting into a taxi in Kelty.
Sausage dog
A Dunfermline yob spouted anti-Irish abuse at a neighbour who would not let him feed his dog a sausage.
Kyle Mackie, who was once jailed for more than three years after holding up a bookies in Dunfermline, appeared at the city’s court for sentence after admitting acting in a threatening manner at the block of flats in which he lives at Beatty Place.
On June 15 Mackie drunkenly returned home and went into the back garden, where he asked the neighbour if he could feed his dog a sausage.
The owner said he did not want his pet eating greasy food, but Mackie, 34, dropped the banger anyway.
He was later spotted putting more food out for the dog and trying to attract its attention.
After getting into an argument with the owner, Mackie called him “f***ing Irish” and “a c***” and said: “I’m going to slash your tyres.”
Sheriff Charles MacNair KC ordered Mackie to complete 113 hours of unpaid work.
He noted Mackie has a criminal record including four breaches of the peace and seven incidents of threatening or abusive behaviour.
Barber break-in
Dundee man Kieran Hughes admitted stealing almost £10,000 worth of hairdressing equipment and cash from award-winning Broughty Ferry salon, Lovett’s Barbers. Hughes, 26, helped himself to hard-earned Christmas takings and brand new barbering accessories in an early-morning raid in January.
Sex beast jailed
Serial abuser Lee Johnston, 34, deemed a “high risk” to children, has been handed a life sentence.
He was previously convicted by jurors of 13 charges involving five youngsters during an eight-year campaign of abuse.
The crimes included rape, sexual assault and taking and sharing indecent images of children.
Johnston struck across different areas of Fife in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Leven and Anstruther between 2011 and 2019.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Judge Alistair Watson imposed an Order for Lifelong Restriction and told the pervert he must serve a minimum of five years behind bars.
He stated: “A common feature of your crimes was you engineering a situation to persuade the parents of the children to place their trust in you.
“You then abused that trust in the most heinous way.”
He further added: “It is self-evident that the psychological harm to certain of your victims is bound to be very significant and long lasting.”
Johnston was told he had shown no “empathy or remorse” while continuing to deny his guilt.
He also failed to show at court on a previous occasion and breached bail.
Johnston was put on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.
Business boss jailed
Dundee businessman Alistair McCready, who molested a schoolgirl at a Perthshire caravan park, has been jailed. The 56-year-old admitted sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
A9 speeders
A pair of A9 speeders have retained their licences at Perth Sheriff Court.
Tony Aungsoe, of Killearn, admitted reaching 84mph in the 50mph zone at roadworks near Luncarty.
The 59-year-old told the court 200 metres before he was clocked on Jul7 26, the limit was 70mph.
He was fined £420 and given three penalty points.
Bonnyrigg man Paul Bonini admitted reaching 108mph in his Audi on the same road near Drumochter on July 22.
Representing himself, Bonini, 46, said: “I’m deeply regretful”.
He was fined £520 and handed six penalty points.
Attempted murder charge
Robert Gray, 40, of Broughty Ferry Road, Dundee, has appeared at the sheriff court in connection with the alleged attempted murder of a worker at a Dundee Marks and Spencer foodhall. Gray, 40, appeared in private and on petition, made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Cannabis plants
A Perth woman has admitted growing cannabis at her Letham flat.
Avalon Ellis was not present at Perth Sheriff Court when her solicitor Pauline Cullerton admitted her client produced the Class B drug on November 30 last year.
Officers found two plants, valued at around £200 each, within her Campsie Road flat, as well as a light and air filter.
Fiscal depute Elizabeth Hodgson confirmed there was no evidence of the 47-year-old supplying the drug.
Sentence was deferred until November 16 for reports and for the first offender to be present.
