Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Blantyre pensioner attacked a disabled man in a supermarket during a row over social distancing.Thomas Dale’s victim suffered a cut to his mouth when he was floored by a punch.Dale, 68, of Wallace Place, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.He admitted assaulting Mark Coyle at Asda in Clydeview Shopping Centre, Blantyre, on May 12.
Morag McLintock, prosecuting, said Mr Coyle, 47, who has arthritis and walks with a stick, was “really fearful” of catching Covid-19 because of his health issues.She told the court: “He tries to ensure social distancing at all times.“He noticed the accused was very close behind him in the queue at Asda and asked him.
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