A TEENAGER is set to stand trial accused of setting a fire at a Dundee shop.
Connor Mackintosh, 19, of Transform, in the city’s Jessie Devlin Close House, appeared in court to face two charges of fire-raising.
In a separate case he is also accused of threatening two people within a Dundee supermarket, while masked, with a knife.
Mackintosh denies wilfully setting fire to numerous bundles of newspapers at Marks & Spencer — which has entrances on Seagate and Murraygate — on September 27.
It’s alleged that the fire took effect and destroyed the newspapers.
And he denies wilfully setting fire to three wooden chairs and a variety of aerosol cans located within a delivery cage — with the fire allegedly taking effect and destroying the items.
Meanwhile, Mackintosh faces four other charges, for which he is also set to go on trial.
These charges relate to offences, all of which allegedly happened on March 14 last year, at the Morrisons supermarket on Afton Way, just off the A90 in Dundee. He denies stealing a quantity of confectionery and a bottle of beer, and having a knife in a public place without reasonable excuse or lawful authority.
And he denies behaving in a threatening or abusive manner by threatening two people — Robert Bridgeford and Keith Lightbody — with a knife while his face was masked, presenting a knife at them, and then threatening witnesses with violence while being detained by police.
Mackintosh further denies failing to disclose to PC Dylan Edmonds that he was in possession of a knife before being searched, therefore placing PC Edmonds at risk of injury.
It’s alleged that in doing so, he showed “utter disregard” for the consequences of his actions.
Mackintosh denied all of the charges during an appearance at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Trial takes place on both cases on January 12.
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