A girl has made allegations that a Renfrewshire councillor filmed neighbours utilizing her cell phone and had “main points” the place individuals parked their automotive in a residential road.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician Jane Strang is standing trial over allegation she made threats and stalked her neighbours.
Strang, 60, is accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive method in Windsor Street, Renfrew, in 2019.
The Renfrewshire councillor is alleged to have shouted, swore, uttered threats and behaved in an aggressive method on the road.
At Paisley Sheriff Courtroom, Karen McVey gave proof claiming her native councillor had “an issue with the place individuals parked their vehicles.”
Mrs McVey informed how she and her husband moved in to a property on Windsor Street about seven years in the past and have become neighbours with Strang’s dad and mom.
She informed how points began with the Strang’s a few yr after transferring to Windsor Street and informed of an incident the place she alleges the Tory councillor ran out of her dad and mom’ home and started shouting and making threats in direction of one other neighbour and her husband.
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Mrs McVey informed the court docket: “I had been clearing the attic so my husband had gone off to the dump.
“My canine was exterior and she or he began barking so I went out to convey her in as a result of in addition to the parking issues, Jane Strang additionally has points with my canine barking.
“Bailey, my canine was barking at my neighbours Alanna and Eddie as she was desirous to see them, however then I turned conscious of shouting on the street.
“Jane was having an argument with Alanna and Eddie as their daughter’s automotive was parked exterior they usually had been needing to leap begin it.
“Jane was shouting and cursing at Eddie and Alanna saying, ‘I’ll get you f*****g completed’ and that she would ‘f*****g get him the sack on Monday.’
“Jane then turned and shouted at Alanna, ‘I’ll get her f*****g completed as effectively.’
“Jane stored operating out and in of her home and stored shouting when she got here out.”
Mrs McVey informed of events the place she alleged Strang would take footage and movies of her and her husband and would threaten them with calls to the council.
Mrs McVey informed: “Jane would say she was going to cellphone her good buddy Oliver Reid on the council and Eddie could be sacked on Monday.
“Jane has all the time obtained her cellphone. She is all the time holding it up as if she is taking footage or movies of us. It’s a relentless way of life with Ms Strang.
“I've actually no thought what her difficulty is, at no level can anybody park their can a centimetre close to to their hedge line on both facet of the doorway to their driveway.
“They don’t have a automotive however at no level have I ever witnessed a automotive blocking her drive.”
Strang denies the costs. The trial earlier than Sheriff Suhkwinder Gill is about to proceed.
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