GLASGOW MAN FACES COURT OVER BOMB SCARE
A STALKER detonated two homemade bombs to scare his ex-girlfriend, a court heard.Student Steven Docherty, 29, who was nicknamed Ginger Catfish, filled two bottles with an explosive mixture including caustic soda, and blew them up at his former lover's work.
When his house was searched police found another even more dangerous device which had to be taken away by bomb disposal experts.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Docherty, of Napier Street, Govan, admitted culpably and recklessly setting off two bottle bombs near the Rockers music night spot in Midland Street, Glasgow, on December 7 last year.
He also admitted possessing a third device made from weedkiller, sugar, balloons, accelerant, match heads and three Roman Candle fireworks, and to breaching a bail condition banning him from contacting his ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutor Graeme Jessop told the court Docherty and his girlfriend, Rebecca Goodbrand, 19, split up in July, 2006, after a year's romance during which they lived together.
Rebecca cut off all contact with him, but he repeatedly texted her and sent her letters.
In November 2006 Rebecca got a job in Rockers Music Venue and Docherty, who was studying an access to chemistry course at Cardonald College, was eventually barred from the premises.
Shortly before the two devices went off Docherty asked a doorman if he could speak to Rebecca, but she refused to see him.
He disappeared for a few minutes behind an archway, reappeared and walked away.
Thirty seconds later customers standing outside were startled by a loud bang and very white cloudy smoke coming from the archway.
A large plastic bottle was found lying on its side with smoke coming from it.
Minutes later Docherty reappeared and was seen to kneel down and pull something out of a jacket.
A couple of minutes later people heard a high pitched whistling or hissing sound coming from another bottle at the spot where he had been seen.
Two witnesses gave chase and detained him in an all-night shop in Union Street until police arrived.
He later told officers: "Yes, I thought it would be a good joke." When his house was searched police found another device in a box.
The judge, Lady Dorrian, called for reports before next month's sentencing of Docherty who is currently detained in Glasgow's Leverndale Hospital.
