Episode
A Dundee girl, an axe and a man guilty of assault
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- Scotcast
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- Jun 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1572
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xqlm
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Summary
If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘Aberfeldy case: how did police get it so wrong?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rp1l Ilia Belov (pictured left) has been convicted of assault and making sexual remarks to a group of young girls in Dundee. His sister Nadjedzha Belova (pictured right) was also convicted of assault. We talk to The Courier’s editor David Clegg and Calum Steele, formerly of the Scottish Police Federation, about how Police Scotland responded after a video of a girl carrying an axe, pushed by the likes of Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson, went viral. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler. Get in touch: [email protected]