Dad’s bid to steal presents for kids

Ian Hamilton was caught red-handed stealing perfumes and aftershaves from a B&M Bargains store on Friday afternoon.

Instead of being able to hand over the stolen loot to his kids on Christmas Day, he was beginning a five-month prison sentence, which was handed to him on Saturday.

Hamilton, 42, of Murrayfield Terrace, appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court from custody and admitted a charge of shoplifting.

The incident happened at the budget store in Kingsway East Retail Park at Milton of Craigie.

Fiscal depute Saima Rasheed told the court: “He was leaving the store with the items and was stopped shortly after.

“They were recovered and the total value was £143.92.

“He said sorry immediately on being restrained. He said it was pure desperation.”

Defence solicitor Anika Jethwa said: “He has a bad record. He has been in and out of prison in relation to thefts since 2008.

“He has longstanding difficulties in his life.

“He didn’t have any money to get anything for his children and that’s why he committed this offence. “That’s why he said desperation.”

Sheriff Alastair Carmichael jailed Hamilton for four months and ordered it was him to serve a further 30 days of an unexpired portion of a previous sentence.

A DUNDEE man accused of causing a rammy and attacking two women two nights before Christmas is to stand trial.

Keeon Roberts was arrested on Friday after allegedly carrying out two assaults, shouting, swearing and challenging people to fight in the street outside the block of flats where he lives.

This is all alleged to be in breach of an anti-social behaviour order placed on Roberts six months ago banning him from causing incidents that would disturb his neighbours.

Roberts, 27, of Thurso Crescent, Dundee, denies four charges of assaulting Jennifer Clancy and Marie Clancy, behaving in a threatening and abusive manner and breaching his Asbo on December 23 in Thurso Crescent.

A trial date was set for January with Roberts remanded in custody.

A “DESPERATE” Dundee dad was jailed on Christmas Eve — after trying to shoplift presents for his kids.

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