Richard Gadd called 999 after Glasgow neighbour feared she would be killed
Richard Gadd called emergency services after hearing a woman in the flat above his Glasgow home shout that a man was going to kill her, a court has heard. The actor testified that he saw a “flurry of arms” from his balcony and gave the distressed woman a dressing gown while she waited for police.
Lucas Bains, 22, is on trial accused of aggravated assaulting Xiaoma Zhang in the flat on 1 November last year. Prosecutors allege he pushed her, shoved her on to a balcony and trapped her leg in a door frame; he denies the charge. A witness said Bains left looking agitated, carrying a bag with liquid dripping from it, and drove over pavement flowerbeds. Bains has pleaded guilty to separate offences involving failing to identify a driver and failing to provide a breath specimen; the summary trial continues later this month.
- Richard Gadd called police after hearing a woman plead for help.
- He gave her a dressing gown while she waited for officers.
- Lucas Bains denies the aggravated assault charge.
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A Glasgow man named Lucas Bains is on trial for allegedly assaulting a woman called Xiaoma Zhang on 1 November last year. The prosecution claims the assault took place at a flat and involved pushing her, forcing her onto a balcony and trapping her leg in a door frame; Bains denies the charge.
The trial is hearing evidence from several witnesses about the incident. One witness is actor Richard Gadd, who lived in a flat below and has given evidence about what he heard and observed during the alleged assault.
Bains has separately pleaded guilty to two other offences: failing to identify himself as a driver and failing to provide a breath specimen to police. The trial on the main assault charge continues, with further evidence expected later this month.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd ‘rang 999 to help woman who feared she would be killed in flat above his’”.