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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