‘Baldy’ stepson guilty over child sex attacks
THE stepson of race hate killer Imran ‘Baldy’ Shahid has been convicted of carrying out two sexual attacks on young girls.
Jordan McKeown is facing a lengthy spell behind bars when he is sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow this week after being found guilty of attempting to rape a 13-yearold and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old.
Attempts had been made by the unemployed 20-year-old’s defence team to keep his crimes secret.
However, reporting restrictions were lifted after lawyers acting on behalf of a newspaper successfully argued the public had a right to know about his conviction.
Desmond Cheyne QC said: “It was legitimately in the public interest for McKeown’s guilt to be reported.”
Last month, a jury found McKeown guilty by majority verdict of two offences. He will be sentenced next week. They heard how he carried out the two sex attacks three months apart in 2014 after luring both victims back to his bedroom.
McKeown’s stepfather, Imran ‘Baldy’ Shahid, became one of the UK’s most wanted men after he fled Scotland following the murder of Kriss Donald in 2004.
The 15-year-old was selected at random by Shahid and his gang as revenge after they were attacked at a nightclub. He was taken on a 200-mile terror drive from Glasgow to Dundee and back before being stabbed repeatedly, doused in petrol and set alight while still alive.
In 2006, Imran Shahid, his brother Zeeshan, and Mohammed Mushtaq, received minimum sentences of 25, 22, and 23 years respectively.