Man in court facing string of charges over Elgin shopping centre disturbance

A man has appeared in court facing a string of charges in connection with a disturbance at a north-east shopping centre.

Liam Forsyth appeared in private at Elgin Sheriff Court in relation to an incident at the St Giles Centre in Elgin yesterday.

The 28-year-old, whose general address was given as Elgin, is charged with having a blade in a public place.

He is further accused of two counts of assault and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

And Forsyth is also facing a charge of assaulting police.

Forsyth made no plea during the hearing and the case against him was committed for further examination, and he was remanded in custody.

A spokeswoman from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal’s Office said Forsyth was expected to appear in court again within the next eight days.

Emergency services were called to the incident at the St Giles Centre at about 7pm yesterday.

Police and the ambulance service were spotted on-scene, with numerous emergency service vehicles at the entrance to St Giles car park.

Officers had confirmed there was no threat to the wider public.