Glasgow gangland mum has shoplifting charge binned
Annette Daniel had been accused of stealing handbags from the House of Fraser store in Glasgow's Buchanan Street on February 18 2024.
The 63-year-old had been due to face a summary trial without a jury last week.
Daniel, of the city's Robroyston, was at Glasgow Sheriff Court, but the case did not go ahead with it being marked as "not called".
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A Crown Office spokesperson later confirmed: "The Procurator Fiscal received a report relating to a (then) 62-year-old female and an incident said to have occurred on February 18 2024.
"After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances - including available admissible evidence - it was decided there should be no further proceedings taken at this time."
The statement added prosecutors "reserve the right" to re-raise the case should further evidence become available.
Daniel had initially been due to appear at court to face the charge back in April.
But she was not in the dock following fears for her safety after her home had recently been torched amid a high-profile underworld turf war.
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Defence lawyer Ross Jenkins told the sheriff at the time: 'There are professional concerns about Ms Daniel attending court.
'She is on standby to attend should the court wish, but there are issues that you may be aware of.'
The case was then adjourned until the July date before being shelved by prosecutors.
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