Glasgow peeping Tom caught by dog
His victim was in the bath at the time and was alerted by her dog.
Last updated 3rd Dec 2024
A Glasgow peeping Tom was caught after his victim's dog alerted her to her bathroom window.
Bakshish Singh, 27, snooped outside the woman's property in Glasgow's Eastwood on November 9th, 2023.
The victim - who was in a bath at the time - had her back to her open window.
Her dog leapt towards the window ledge which made the woman aware of Singh's presence.
Singh was also seen putting his phone in the bathroom window two days later and was caught on her video doorbell.
He went on to tell police officers: "Next month I get married, this will have a bad effect on marriage."
Singh pled guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to two charges of observing the woman doing a private act.
The court heard the woman ran a bath while on a break from working from home.
She opened the top of her bathroom window due to ventilation fan issues before getting into the tub.
The victim's dog was on high alert
Prosecutor Redmond Harris said: "At this point, her dog began jumping at the window ledge and sniffing towards the window, which she thought was strange.
"She heard a shuffling noise coming from the front door which was beside the bathroom window.
"She turned around while in the bathroom and something came to her attention."
The woman - believing it was a delivery person - shouted for her parcel to be left on the porch.
Singh remained at the property for a few seconds before he left.
Peeping Tom returned to the property
The hearing was told that two days later, the woman was cleaning her bathroom with the window ajar again.
Mr Harris said: "She heard a noise coming from the window and looked up to see a black mobile phone half way through it facing inside."
The "panicked" victim called the police to report the matter, and Singh was later traced after officers viewed video doorbell footage.
He made the comment about getting married, as well as other admissions that he "would not do it again."
The sentence was deferred pending background reports until January by Sheriff Shirley McKenna, who put Singh on the sex offenders register and granted him bail in the meantime.
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