Trial of alleged Celtic Park abuser Francis Cairney delayed after fitness reports ordered

Prosecutors are to seek reports into whether a man accused of indecently assaulting a teenager at Celtic Park and another at the club's former training ground is fit to stand trial, a court has heard.Glasgow Sheriff Court previously heard that Cairney has dementia and questions were raised over whether he would be fit to stand trial.At a hearing at the court on Friday, Cairney's lawyer David Fisken said prosecutors have said more information about his condition is needed.

Fiscal depute Lauren Donnelly asked for the case to be adjourned until January. She said: "This is a matter where the Crown will now require to instruct their own reports." He is also accused of assaulting the boy by punching and slapping him in the dressing room at Barrowfield between those dates.

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