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Daily Record
18-07-2025
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Doctor and husband who pocketed almost £8k selling stolen NHS PPE during lockdown jailed
Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill told Paisley Sheriff Court the offence "merits a custodial sentence". A doctor and her husband have today each been jailed for 10 months after selling stolen hospital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Ebay during the first covid lockdown. Crooks Attiya Sheikh and husband Omer Sheikh generated almost £8,000 from selling PPE, that they knew had been pinched from the NHS, on four Ebay accounts between May and October 2020. The crooks were this morning sentenced to 10 months in prison with Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill stating the offence "merits a custodial sentence". Sheriff Gill slammed the couple and told them: "Mrs Sheikh, you are 46, a health professional and at the time were a doctor with the NHS. "At this time, the NHS was facing an unprecedented crisis, there was an extreme shortage of PPE, not only in this country but globally. "As a doctor, you clearly knew this PPE was required for your colleagues and the safety indeed of their families. You sold this stolen PPE for financial gain. "Mr Sheikh, I don't differentiate between you and your wife. You done this together for sheer greed." Paisley Sheriff Court heard 45-year-old Attiya Sheikh works as a doctor at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, while her 48-year-old husband works front-of-house at a family restaurant. The town's court heard cops raided the Sheikh family home in Thornliebank in October 2020 but Mrs Sheikh wasn't home at the time. During the search 121 boxes of PPE, belonging to the NHS, were found in the couple's attic. The procurator fiscal depute told he court: 'Officers searched the attic and found 121 boxes of blue medical gloves, facemasks and electronic equipment that included a silver iPhone. 'It was noted from the officers the gloves were from a supplier named Fannin Ltd. They are a care essential brand company that sold a brand of gloves to the NHS. Fannin UK Ltd make medical products and PPE. 'Because of what was found in the property, Mrs Sheikh, who wasn't at home at the time of the search, was contacted. 'At this point, she was eager to speak about what had been found and she was advised by an officer it wasn't appropriate to speak at that time and she would be contacted at a later date to do so. 'Later that day, Mrs Sheikh contacted the officer and the call was put on speaker. 'She started to discuss gloves that were found and, before proceeding, she was cautioned and proceeded to state that she had obtained the gloves from an individual from within Hairmyres Hospital and she had seen his NHS identification badge and that she had a suspicion she knew where the stock of gloves came from.' The court heard Dr Sheikh was asked by officers for the name of the NHS worker she claimed had given her the gloves. The fiscal depute added: 'She provided the name Andrew Ferguson. 'Enquiries carried out concluded there was no Andrew Ferguson found to work at the hospital. 'Further investigations were carried out by officers and uncovered through Ebay accounts that, during May 30 to October 7, 2020, both accused had been selling PPE on Ebay to various individuals. 'The value generated from this was £7,857.' Prior to the case calling for trial at Paisley Sheriff Court, both Attiya Sheikh and Omer Sheikh pleaded guilty to the reset of PPE that belonged to the NHS that had been 'dishonestly appropriated' by persons unknown to the prosecutor.
Daily Record
06-06-2025
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Man who filmed children at Barshaw Park walks free after sheriff ruling
Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill ruled there was no criminal intent, describing the incident as a case of "naivety" and granting an absolute discharge. A tourist who was seen filming a small child in a park has walked free from court after a sheriff ruled no criminality had taken place. Janpreet Singh, 29, was confronted by a furious dad after he was spotted taking a video of the youngster at Barshaw Park in Paisley. The man filmed Singh and shared the footage on social media in a bid to identify him, sparking huge concern in the community. Singh had travelled from India to visit his sister who identified him from the video and went to police in March. She told officers he had been making videos to share with family in India. Officers later found the video of the child along with two others showing swans and park scenes. Singh appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court and admitted filming the child. But when he appeared for sentencing, Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill ruled no criminality had taken place and granted Singh an absolute discharge. The rare move means that he will receive no punishment. His lawyer had previously claimed there had been a 'certain level of naivety' involved in what Singh, who spent two nights in custody over the case, was doing. Sheriff Gill told him: "You went to Barshaw Park, you recorded videos and intended to send them to your family in India. "I don't believe there was anything more to it than that. As a consequence of these proceedings you have chosen not to go home. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. "Given the Crown narrative and your explanation as to how the child was recorded by you, I do wonder why you pled guilty to this charge. "I also question why your image was uploaded on social media, which in itself seemed to have caused huge concern in the local community that there was an Asian male in the park who may be a 'paedophile'." The sheriff added: "I was going to admonish you, but I am going to take the unusual and exceptional step, not to proceed to conviction and grant you an absolute discharge. "The reason for that is that I am not satisfied there was any criminality involved here. That is the end of the matter."
