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Mum of Glasgow gangland boss Steven ‘Bonzo' Daniel has court case dropped after fears for her safety

Mum of Glasgow gangland boss Steven ‘Bonzo' Daniel has court case dropped after fears for her safety

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THE mother of gangland boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel has had a shoplifting charge dropped by prosecutors.
Annette Daniel had been accused of stealing handbags from the House of Fraser store in Glasgow's Buchanan Street on February 18 2024.
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Gangster Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, part of the Daniel crime clan
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Annette Daniels was due to appear for trial at Paisley Sheriff Court before charges were dropped
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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 was the case did not go ahead with it being marked as "not called".
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 "reserves 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.
Daniel's home was targeted by thugs acting for Dubai-based mobster Ross 'Miami' McGill in April as part of an explosion of gangland violence across the country.
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.'
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The case was then adjourned until the July date before being shelved by prosecutors.
Daniel's bungalow and her 72-year-old brother Norman's home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, were set alight in late-night attacks.
We told how her home was set on fire at around 1am on April 14.
A nearby bungalow belonging to Norman also went up in flames.
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Annette Daniel faced trial for shoplifting but has had the case dropped
Days earlier a woman of 72 and a 12-year-old — both thought to be relatives of the Daniels — were battered when hoods stormed a flat in Milton, Glasgow.
A second house linked to Annette in the city's Robroyston had a window smashed.
Cops are also investigating blaze attacks and shootings in the capital.
The mayhem has seen thugs targeting properties linked to the Daniel clan and jailed Edinburgh cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, 37.
Bonzo Daniel was left disfigured after a machete murder bid by Lyons crew rivals in 2017.
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