Mum of Scots gangland boss Steven ‘Bonzo' Daniel misses court again due to safety fears amid turf war
Annette Daniel, 63, was due to appear today in Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with shoplifting
TARGET THREAT Mum of Scots gangland boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel misses court again due to safety fears amid turf war
THE MUM of Scots gangland boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel has dodged court for a second time amid an underground turf war.
Annette Daniel, 63, was due to appear today in Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with shoplifting.
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Annette Daniel's case called at Glasgow Sheriff Court but she was excused attendance.
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Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel has been targeted by rivals in an ongoing gang war
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Fire damage at a home set alight by thugs behind a gang war.
Court papers allege Daniel stole clothes from The White Company in the city centre's Buchanan Street on October 12, 2023.
Her lawyer Darran Khorasani told the trial hearing: "There is a defence motion to adjourn for reasons you [the sheriff] are aware of that has been canvassed in advance."
There was no opposition to the adjournment from the Crown and a new trial date was fixed for August.
Daniel was also due to appear at the same court two weeks ago in relation to another shoplifting matter in House of Fraser.
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Daniel, of the city's Robroyston, did not attend amid fears for her safety as her house had recently been torched by mobsters.
Daniel's bungalow and her 72-year-old brother Norman's home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, were set alight in late-night attacks.
Her lawyer for that matter Ross Jenkins said: 'There are professional concerns about Ms Daniel attending court.
'She is on standby to attend should your ladyship wish, but there are issues that you may be aware of.'
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The trial for this case was adjourned until July.
We told how her home was set on fire at around 1am on April 14.
Explosive gangland drugs war shifts to Glasgow with Daniel mob in the firing line
A nearby bungalow belonging to Norman also went up in flames.
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.
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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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