A man described as "a promising young footballer" before injury and medication led him into drug abuse is facing jail - after stealing a mobile from from a fellow patient in hospital.
Edward Johnston's conduct was branded "particularly callous" by a sheriff.
Falkirk Sheriff Court heard Johnston had been noticed by staff Forth Valley Royal Hospital "wandering around and entering numerous cubicles" while he waiting to be clinically assessed, on December 6th 2020, and had been told to get back into his own cubicle.
But it emerged he had gone into the cubicle of one female patient, asked to borrow money for a bus fare, and inquired if she had a mobile phone, before stealing it when she went to the toilet.
