Prosecutors not proceeding with case against former council leader Prosecutors have decided not to proceed with the case against a former council leader who was facing assault and threatening or abusive behaviour charges.
Mr McCabe had been due to stand trial at Greenock Sheriff Court this week, however, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said that prosecutors have decided not to proceed.
He was accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards a woman in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, on October 27 last year, and it was also alleged that he assaulted the same woman on that date, all of which he denied.
A COPFS spokesman said: “After careful consideration of all of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Procurator Fiscal decided that the case should not proceed at this time.
Labour’s Robert Moran succeeded Mr McCabe as leader of Inverclyde Council in December.
