A man who spat on a social worker in court has been jailed
for 18 months, the
Paisley Daily Express reports.
The homeless man, who was determined to be locked-up, spat at a social worker
and police officer when he was set free at an earlier court hearing. He then
said "I'm hepatitis C," which meant the social worker had to go and
get checked out in hospital for the disease.
He is still awaiting the results of tests.
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