Man charged over "threatening comments" to SNP candidate.
The 66 year old is accused of verbally abusing the Aberdeenshire West candidate.
Last updated 24th Apr 2021
A man's been charged over allegedly making threatening comments to an SNP candidate in Aberdeen.
The 66 year old's accused of verbally abusing Aberdeenshire West SNP candidate Fergus Mutch outside a property in Aboyne on Friday April 2.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "A 66-year-old man has been charged in connection with threatening comments made towards a man in the Aboyne area on Friday April 2.
"A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal.''
The constituency was won by the Conservatives at the last election and was represented by Alexander Burnett, who is running for re-election when voters go to the polls next month.
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