Former Celtic striker Anthony Stokes has failed to appear in court after testing positive for Covid-19.
The 34-year-old footballer had been wanted for failing to appear for sentencing at Hamilton Sheriff Court after bombarding his ex-girlfriend Eilidh Scott with offensive text messages. He was finally arrested by police in Northern Ireland, who were assisting police in Scotland, and placed on a flight from Belfast to Dundee Airport last month.
Stokes, of Dublin, had been ordered to return to Hamilton to appear before a sheriff on Friday August 19 but was absent after falling ill with coronavirus earlier this week. His lawyer Michael Gallen said: "He contacted me yesterday to advise he had contracted Covid and is unable to attend."
