A cab driver who threatened his ex partner and falsely claimed that his parents had died to obtain money from her has lost his licence.
In July this year James Strachan was convicted for being in possession of a knife unlawfully between December 1, 2019 and September 3, 2020 as well as domestic abuse.
Strachan was ordered to complete a community payback order under supervision for 12 months and carry out 150 hours of unpaid work within that time.
He was placed under a restriction of liberty order and instructed to remain in his house each day between the hours of 9am and 3pm and was issued a non harassment order for five years which prevents him from approaching, contacting or communicating with his ex partner in any way.
Mr Strachan was invited to attend Glasgow City Council’s licensing committee this week, as his private hire car driver’s licence was up for renewal, to explain himself but failed to show up.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland explained that at at least four addresses in Glasgow the applicant engaged in a course of behaviour which was abusive to his ex partner, where he repeatedly phoned, text and asked to rekindle their previous relationship.
He repeatedly attended [at her home] uninvited and refused to desist. He also turned up at the home address of family members and demanded money from her.
Strachan would then show up on the woman’s street and stare in through the windows, threaten to self harm and falsely claimed that his parents had passed away to persuade her to provide him with money.
He pursued her, punched her on the head and threw her to the ground.
Police Scotland also told how, on a separate occasion, the applicant behaved in an abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person fear and alarm where he shouted and made threats towards a person.
He destroyed the property belonging to another and did on two occasions puncture the tyres of a car with a knife.
During the meeting officers did not say if this was a different individual and members of the committee did not ask any questions about these incidents.
Following the objection from police, councillors refused to renew Strachan's licence.
