Alloa Sheriff Court.
A MAN has been ordered to appear in court, accused of assaulting his stepfather with a vacuum cleaner.
Kevin Thomson is alleged to have struck his stepfather, George Barclay, on the head with the household appliance and injured him during an incident at a house in Sauchie.
Thomson, 22, is also alleged to have punched Mr Barclay on the head and body.
The assault is alleged to have occurred at an address in Gartmorn Road on January 2 this year.
Thomson was not present at Alloa Sheriff Court on Monday when his name was called.
Sheriff David Mackie continued the case without plea until April 24, and ordered Thomson to appear in court on that date.
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