Accused of smashing window with brick

A SHERIFF has ordered a takeaway boss to stand trial over allegations that he launched a brick through a window in Stobswell.

Ghulam Bajwa, of Brown Constable Street, is accused of committing the offence at an address on the same street on July 2.

Bajwa, who runs Curryummy on Strathmartine Road, continued to make no plea in connection with the allegations when he appeared on petition from custody at Dundee Sheriff Court.

Prosecutors allege that Bajwa culpably and recklessly threw a brick through the window of a house which caused glass to shatter and the brick to enter the room.

This was allegedly to the danger of the occupants.

Bajwa, 40, is also accused of committing the offence while subject to two bail orders from May and September last year.

Following his appearance via video link from HMP Perth, Bajwa was remanded in custody by Sheriff Alastair Carmichael who fully committed him for trial.

SENSE Scotland will reopen its Dundee shop on Thursday – and is expecting a surge in donations.

Since lockdown, the disability charity has received a number of requests to take donations and questions about reopening of its Strathmartine Road shop.

Sue Blair, head of retail, said: “When the coronavirus pandemic unfolded it became clear that plans we had to maximise income from shops this year were not going to happen, and that a significant loss of income was on the cards.

“Together with the cancellation of fundraising