Rocks and Insults Fly As Island of Feuds Slips Further Into Conflict; Minister Says He Was Attacked After Acquittal On Dog Shooting

The Herald › November 25, 2004

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Summary

THE island's long and colourful history is studded by shipwrecks and the supernatural.

However the latest chapter in the story of Papa Stour, the tiny "divided" island off the west coast of Shetland, was last night dominated by allegations that the local minister was attacked and "stoned" before being cleared of torturing and terrifying a sheepdog.

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Rocks and Insults Fly As Island of Feuds Slips Further Into Conflict; Minister Says He Was Attacked After Acquittal On Dog Shooting

As the Rev Adrian Glover, 44, walked free from Lerwick Sheriff Court, it emerged that he and his wife Karen were flown to hospital in Lerwick on Tuesday with head injuries, claiming they had been "stoned" by fello...

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