A PRISON officer who was found naked in bed with one of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners was tonight locked up

<p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">A PRISON officer who was found naked in bed with one of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners was tonight locked up after she was convicted of harbouring the notorious con.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> </p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Christine Robertson was found naked in bed with feared thug Jimmy Holland hours after he ran from Castle Huntly open prison on 16 March last year.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The warder - who was suspended from her post over another matter when she sheltered Holland - showed no emotion as the verdict was read out and she was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Friends of Robertson, who had supported her throughout the case, broke down in tears as she was led to the cells.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">A six day trial at Dundee Sheriff Court heard how Holland walked out of the jail, near Longforgan, Perthshire, around 8pm on 16 March last year.</p><div id="1.2241308" class="left" style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><img alt="" src="http://www.scotsman.com/webimage/1.2241308!image/2199264355.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_215/2199264355.jpg" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 1.25; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" width="215" /></div><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Police found intelligence suggesting Holland was at Robertson’s address - and at 6.25am the following morning a team of ten riot and firearms officers burst their way into her flat in a quite Monifieth street.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">They found the pair naked together in Robertson’s bed - the warder hiding under the covers and Holland crouching on the bed holding a kitchen knife.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Holland waved the knife at the officers - forcing them to shoot him with a Taser stun gun.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Cops investigating the case found a stash of letters sent by Holland to Robertson in a bedside table in her flat - as well as messages on her phone.</p><p style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.091em; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">They also found Holland’s diary sitting on a bedside table in the room where the pair were found.</p>

A PRISON officer who was found naked in bed with one of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners was tonight locked up

A PRISON officer who was found naked in bed with one of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners was tonight locked up after she was convicted of...

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