Dealer jailed over Britannia propeller sale
A SCRAP metal dealer who sold a propeller stolen from the Royal Yacht Britannia was jailed for five months yesterday.
Kenneth Halliday, 50, of Smeatonshaw Farm Cottages in Dalkeith, was originally charged with the theft of two propellers from a warehouse owned by the Brittania Trust last year.
He was found guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court of the reset of one. Sentence was deferred until yesterday for background reports.
Defence agent, Chris Fehilly, admitted his client "had not done himself any favours in terms of his attitude".
"I think it is fair to say, at its highest, he was wilfully blind as to the provenance of the propellor" said Mr Fehilly. "He was utterly oblivious to the illustrious history of this propeller".
Sheriff Kenneth Maciver said: "I take it the profit he made has gone?". The lawyer replied that the 750 Halliday had received had been spent.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Rangers run into the ground as furious HMRC battles to claw back tax
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Scottish independence: David Cameron offers a deal to reject independence
- Rangers: ‘Crisis will soon be over and Rangers FC will survive’
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Scottish independence: David Cameron offers a deal to reject independence
- Devo-max merely a dodgy back-up plan to save SNP, says Jim Sillars
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- The Rumour Mill: Thursday’s football news and gossip
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Saturday 18 February 2012
Today
Light sleet showers
Temperature: -2 C to 7 C
Wind Speed: 30 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: West
