Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Owner’s domestic abuse began as business failed
THE collapse of a Dundee business made notorious by a social media account was played out in court as former owner Iain Wilson was convicted of a domestic abuse charge.
Shoppers were surprised in 2016 when shelves in the Nisa Supermarket on Perth Road were left unfilled, a fact documented by the tongue-in-cheek Facebook page “There’s Nothing In Nisa”.
Wilson said at the time a split with a supplier caused the demise of what was then one of Scotland’s biggest independent shops.
During a trial at the city’s sheriff court, the failed business owner revealed the collapse caused the disputes that eventually led to his conviction.
After a trial at Dundee Sheriff Court, he was convicted of acting in a threatening and abusive manner towards his thenwife. He was found to have acted in an aggressive manner, shouted and sworn and stabbed a knife through a counter top, between January 2016 and June 2019 at an address on Silver Birch Drive, Broughty Ferry.
Giving evidence, his former wife said: “We would argue, he was very aggressive. “He tried so many ways to destroy me.” She told the court: “To begin with, the marriage had its up and downs.
“It changed when the Nisa Extra on Perth Road began to fail. This was from 2016 to 2019.
“He was very bad-tempered. He made me feel I had no self worth. He would get furious, he was very angry.” She added: “It wasn’t prudent getting into a fight with Iain. He enjoyed it. He loves getting oneup on people.”
Sheriff Paul Brown said: “This case was set against the background of the failure of a business and the break-up of a marriage.
“But the question I must answer is whether the Crown has proven the charges as libelled. All of the witnesses I found to be reliable and credible.
“In relation to the incident with the knife, I was not persuaded by the accused’s evidence. Therefore I find (him) guilty.”
Wilson, 47, of Pathfoot Avenue, Bridge of Allan, will return to court for sentencing on July 1.