The monkeypox outbreak has delayed a defence report for the trial of MP Margaret Ferrier, a court has heard. She is accused of putting people at risk by travelling between Glasgow and London by train with coronavirus symptoms.
Ms Ferrier is accused of wilfully exposing people "to the risk of infection, illness and death" by visiting various places in the Glasgow area and London having been told to self-isolate in late September 2020. Ferrier, an independent MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, did not attend the hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court today (June 14) but her lawyer said she maintains her plea of not guilty to the charge.
Prosecutors allege that having booked a test for Covid-19, Ferrier "culpably and recklessly" put people at risk by visiting places including Lifestyle Leisure Centre, beauty salon Vanilla Salon, gift shop Sweet P Boutique in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, St Mungo's Church in Glasgow and Vic's Bar in Prestwick, South Ayrshire. The 61-year-old is said to have taken a taxi from Cambuslang to Glasgow Central Station, and from there allegedly took a train from Glasgow Central to London Euston and back, and visited the Houses of Parliament in London, along with other places unknown to prosecutors.
