Falkirk court spares dad-to-be from another prison sentence
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Daniel Strang, 22, appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday having admitted having possession of an illegal SIM card at Polmont Young Offenders Institution on February 4 last year.
Procurator fiscal depute Steven Lynch said: “Prison officers asked if he had anything he shouldn’t have, to which he replied no. A search was carried out and upon his shelves officers found a mobile phone containing an unauthorised SIM card.”
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Hide AdSheriff Craig Harris noted Strang, 23 Haig Street, Stirling, was about to become a father and said he did not want to imprison him.
He added: “It’s time for you to settle down and become a role model to your child that is coming along. That’s the next chapter of your life.”
He ordered Strang to complete 90 hours of unpaid work within 12 months.