Scotland s urban hotspots for crashes
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A MAN who threatened his girlfriend s son with a hammer narrowly avoided jail. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Shaun Lyden, from Maryhill, flew into a rage when he heard that his partner s son had been rude to her. He phoned her while drunk to say he was going looking for the boy carrying a knife and a hammer. She called the cops who traced Lyden at the junction of Balmore Road and Bilsland Drive in Ruchill. They searched him and a black handled claw hammer was found in the front left interior pocket of his jacket. No knife was found. The prosecutor told the court: The witness had been in a relationship with the accused for the past six months.
The court heard police attention was drawn to a Ford Fiesta driven by Somerville in Kelvindale. Lights and sirens were activated as Somerville fled the scene and was initially lost from sight. He was later spotted by other officers in Bilsland Drive during an area search. Prosecutor Jennifer McKee said: “The accused was seen to drive on a cycle path. “He was pursued by police and he travelled on the opposing carriageway overtaking a vehicle.
READ MORE: “Somerville travelled at speeds in excess of 70 miles per hour on roads that were 30 miles per hour.” Somerville drove on the wrong side of the road for a second time before he was stopped and arrested in Maryhill.