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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

Man in court accused of sending threatening messages to Nicola Sturgeon

A man has appeared in court accused of sending threatening messages to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

A MAN accused of sending threatening messages to Nicola Sturgeon on social media and of abducting a sheriff has appeared in court. 

William Curtis, 69, is accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was “likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm” by sending emails and posting messages on social media in which he made threatening remarks towards Sturgeon on various occasions between February 27 and March 6, 2019.

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