Former Glasgow Lord Provost pleads guilty to stalking ex-partner
Court papers stated Braat refused to accept the end of his relationship with the woman.
A former Lord Provost of Glasgow has pled guilty to stalking his former partner.
Philip Braat, 49, admitted the crime against the woman at a property near Glasgow city centre between July and September 2024.
Braat remains a councillor for the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward and was elected as a Scottish Labour member.
He was also Lord Provost from 2020 until 2022.
According to the Herald, he pled guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a single charge of stalking.
Court papers stated Braat refused to accept the end of his relationship with the woman.
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