Diabetic Accused of Injecting Women With Insulin

A diabetes sufferer is to face trial accused of assaulting a woman to the danger of her life by injecting her with insulin.

Andrew McKay is said to have injured alleged victim Kelly McCallum by the act, at a house in Shieldhill, Falkirk, on April 12 last year.

It is alleged that the incident was either an assault, or alternatively an act of culpable recklessness.

McKay, 31, of Denny, Stirlingshire, faces a second charge alleging that on the same date and at the same address, he assaulted Ms McCallum to her injury by repeatedly pushing her, repeatedly seizing hold of her hair and pulling her by the hair, punching her on the head, and butting her on the head.

At Falkirk Sheriff Court, McKay maintained pleas of not guilty to both charges.

The case had been expected to go ahead this week, but McKay's agent Hazel McGuinness said more time was needed for the defence to obtain a report from a medical expert.

Sheriff Kenneth McGowan continued the case for trial by jury on August 4th, after a further pre-trial review on July 22nd.