A MAN has been charged with an alleged attack on a postman on a Dundee street.
Adam Bedawi, 39, of Tullideph Road, is accused of punching Royal Mail worker Daniel Glass on the head while he was on his rounds in the Baxter Street area of the city earlier this year.
Bedawi’s case called at the city’s sheriff court and was continued without plea until July 15.
It’s alleged that he assaulted Mr Glass, who was acting in the course of his employment at the time, by punching him on the head on April 4 at Baxter Street.
In addition, Bedawi is charged with behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by shouting, swearing, uttering offensive remarks and behaving in an aggressive manner.
It’s claimed this alleged offence happened on the same street and on the same date.
A spokeswoman for the Royal Mail wouldn’t elaborate on the circumstances of the alleged assault but confirmed that Mr Glass had since returned to work.
She said: “We can confirm that a postman in Dundee was allegedly assaulted while on his rounds in April.
“He is now back at work and has made a full recovery.
“Thankfully alleged incidents like this are exceedingly rare, but we take these allegations extremely seriously — our hardworking postmen and women serve their communities six days a week.”
Residents on the street of the alleged assault said they were “shocked” about the accusation.
Thomas Mulder, 21, who has lived in the area for a year, said: “I’m certainly shocked to hear of the alleged attack.
“I would consider this area to be pretty safe, we occasionally hear shouting in the street but that is mainly in the evening.
“Mailmen have a job to do like anyone else. We usually get our mail delivered between noon and 1pm so I’m surprised to hear of this allegedly happening during the day.”
Thomas Dorman, 25, who also lives on the street, added: “It’s certainly a very quiet area and this is the first I’ve heard of it.
“I’ve lived here for a year and I haven’t heard any allegations of trouble before.”
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