INVERCLYDE Council’s leader has pleaded not guilty in court to charges of assault and threatening or abusive behaviour.
Stephen McCabe, 60, appeared at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday morning charged with two offences.
He denies an allegation of repeatedly shouting and acting in an aggressive manner towards a woman in Victoria Gardens, Kilmacolm on October 27 this year.
McCabe, of Victoria Gardens, who was represented by solicitor Gerry Keenan, also pleaded not guilty to an allegation that he assaulted the same complainer by repeatedly pushing her and seizing her by the body on the same date.
He was released on bail with a special condition not to approach or contact the complainer, or to enter a specified address elsewhere in Inverclyde.
The case was continued to a trial diet set down for February 10, 2025.
An 'intermediate diet' hearing was also scheduled for January 14.
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