Former UDA Leader Heads For Scotland
Monday 31st October 2005
Former UDA leader Johnny Adair has fled Bolton after a court conviction on Friday for assaulting his wife. It was claimed yesterday that the 42-year-old has moved his family and friends to Scotland, with Glasgow believed to be their intended destination.
Adair, formerly of Chorley New Road, Horwich, was sentenced to a 12-month supervision order at Bolton Magistrates Court. The court heard that he attacked his wife Gina in a park in the town on September 26, hours after being released from prison. Adair was seen kneeling on his wife and “punching her repeatedly with both arms”.
He walked free from jail, but was ordered to pay her £250 compensation. Gina Adair suffered bruising to her face and cuts but did not require hospital treatment. The couple have been married for 23 years and have four children.
Adair originally moved to Bolton, Greater Manchester, after an internal feud in the UDA. He had been released from jail on the day of the attack after serving 39 days for harassment. A group of children and their parents reported the incident to police after they saw him drag his wife by the hair as she tried to run away.
