An alleged housebreaker was sent home from court - after turning up while infected with Covid-19.
Andrew Cowan was due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court on Friday for two pre-trial hearings.
But he told security staff at the building that he had tested positive for the deadly virus on Thursday - despite government guidelines around self-isolating - and was sent on his way.
The details emerged when the cases against Cowan, 52, called in his absence.
Defence solicitor Amy Spencer said: "He attended at court this morning and told the court security guards that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
"Unsurprisingly, he was not allowed in.
"He is pleading not guilty to the indictments."
Cowan, of Renfrew, faces six housebreaking charges, a charge that he intended to commit theft, and a charge of breaching bail conditions across his two court cases.
Sheriff David Pender adjourned his cases until March, for further pre-trial hearings to take place, and continued his bail.
