Protesters put Humza Yousaf’s face on coffin as hundreds of anti-hate crime demonstrators march on Holyrood
4But it was the OAP who was lifted by police after the 38-year-old female accused her of using an ableist slur.
Morag, of Troon, said: “They said Morag you need to accompany us to the police station. I said ‘What for?’. They could only tell me there had been an allegation. “When I asked why I was being taken to a station they said it was the new bill that had come out on April 1.“They told me that I’d called her a ‘simple m***o’.Stricken BBC News star reveals she'll be off-air for MONTHS after major surgery
She said: “It was just a nightmare. Every time I think about it I’m shaking, it’s affected me so deeply.Police Scotland said: “A 74-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday, 9 April, 2024 in connection with a report of verbal abuse in the Harbour Road area of Troon on Monday, 8 April, 2024.element” to the callout but said the arrest was made under pre-existing laws which deal with threatening and abusive behaviour.
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