A man has been charged with breaking the law - by refusing to isolate in his Scottish home during the coronavirus lockdown.
Piotr Kawa is understood to be the first person in Scotland to be charged with flouting government guidelines to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19 strain.The 37-year-old is said to have gone to his GP last week, due to having a fever and a cough, and been told to self-isolate.But it's understood he continued to go to work and he was arrested earlier this week over an alleged attack on his partner.
And, once in police custody, he is said to have informed officers that he had not heeded the guidance he was given by his doctor, and had continued living his life as normal.