Wishaw Press

Sheriff court

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alleged to have spat on the body of PC Derek Weir.

He is also accused of behaving in a threatenin­g manner likely to cause fear and alarm in Overtown Road and at the hospital by shouting, swearing and uttering threats of violence.

The offences are alleged to have taken place on May 16.

At Hamilton Sheriff Court last week, MacAulay, of Lockhart Street, Stonehouse, was granted bail but will return to the dock on September 28 when the next hearing in the case is held.

He is expected to stand trial on October 19. A prisoner is to stand trial for allegedly attacking a doctor at a hospital with a razor blade.

Craig Harvey, 31, is accused of assaulting consultant radiologis­t Marcel Strauss at Wishaw General on February 24.

It’s alleged he did “repeatedly strike him on the arm with a piece of plastic with a razor blade attached” to his severe injury and permanent disfigurem­ent.

Harvey pleaded not guilty to all charges he faces when he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

He is also accused of assaulting prison officer James Muncie when he was “in lawful custody” at the ultrasound department of the hospital on the same day.

Prosecutor­s claim that he tried to detain Mr Muncie against his will in a toilet and did “present at him a piece of plastic with a razor attached”.

The charge alleges Harvey demanded Mr Muncie remove his handcuffs, attempted to strike him with the blade, pushed him, struggled with him and caused him to strike his head, to his injury.

It is claimed that he struggled with three other prison officers

Charges relate to Overtown Road and Wishaw Gen

and attempted to escape from their custody in an attempt to defeat the ends of justice.

Harvey faces a third charge of being in possession of a weapon.

He is due to stand trial on September 27 at the High Court in Livingston.

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