Strachan grandson sprint for safety after carjacking
Footballer fled when thugs threw him out vehicle
The grandson of Scotland legend and former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has told a jury he had to flee to a neighbour’s home after he was carjacked.
Luke strachan said he had to run for safety after a duo with a weapon approached his VW Golf.
The then 19-year-old, who was playing for Dundee, said he had arrived home and was sitting checking his phone when a stranger appeared at his door.
he told the jury at Dundee sheriff Court: “A man approached my driver’s side door. The window was open a little bit and the man asked ‘Can i get a lift?’
“i said ‘No, sorry, i’ve just come back and i’m going in for the night.’ They pulled the door of the car open and demanded i get out. i was scared.
“There was a bit of a struggle. They attempted to pull me out of the car by my clothing. The other person came round the side after i was refusing to leave the car. he pulled the handle of something out of his big jacket and said ‘Get out’.
“There were neighbours across the street who were watching what was going on.
“They shouted at me to come inside their flat – i assumed for my own safety.”
Luke, now 23, who is playing at Brechin City on loan from Cove rangers, identified Derek Alland in the dock as the first man to approach his car in Dundee’s City Quay in October 2020.
Alland, 29, of the city’s seagate, denies assaulting Luke by seizing his body and pulling him out of a motor car and robbing him of the vehicle.
The trial, before sheriff Tim Niven-smith, continues.