Matthew Macgovern: Last News

Two men used a stolen bank card to take £500 from a cash machine and buy items from a Lanarkshire supermarket.

An electrician claimed he turned to drug dealing after running into money troubles during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A painter was warned he could be jailed after he was caught with a huge knife in Wishaw town centre.

A 13-year-old girl has been charged with serious assault after another female was allegedly thrown from a window in Wishaw.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A sheriff agreed this week to free a “nuisance” but warned him to stay away from Wishaw.Andrew Slowey, 19, appeared from custody at Hamilton Sheriff Court after admitting a string of charges.These included three counts of threatening or abusive behaviour, one of which involved racial prejudice.Slowey, of Airth Court, Motherwell, also admitted carrying a knife, assaulting a police officer, failing to attend court and breaching bail conditions.His lawyer, Matthew McGovern, said Slowey had returned to Motherwell after a period when he didn’t have a settled address.Mr McGovern added: “He could be described as a nuisance.“Unfortunately he’s been spending his