A MAN accused of assaulting Scottish singer Michelle McManus with a guitar case has had his trial adjourned after the court heard he is unwell.

Derek McArthur, 43, allegedly hit the former Pop Idol star and TV presenter with the music case at the Linen Bar on Pollokshaws Road, on January 22, last year.

Papers from the court claim he assaulted the 37-year-old and “did strike her on the head with a guitar case or similar implement, to her injury.”

McArthur from Shawlands, pleaded not guilty through a lawyer's letter at an earlier court date and a trial date was set for Friday at Glasgow's Justice of the Peace Court.

Defence lawyer Andy Aitken said: “He telephoned me this morning in some distress indicating he had a sore throat, there was a lump in his throat and he was having some difficulty breathing.

“He is seeking medical attention today.”

The lawyer made a motion for the trial to be adjourned.

Procurator fiscal depute Claire Wallace asked for a warrant for McArthur’s arrest and said there was “no vouching” about the illness he claims to have.

The defence motion was granted and the trial was postponed until November.

Michelle rose to fame in 2003 when she was crowned the winner of Pop Idol.

She is a newspaper columnist and joined the Loose Women panel as a guest panelist this year.

She married Jeff Nimmo in Mallaig, Lochaber, last September, after a two-year romance.

The newly weds celebrated in style for a second time in January this year in her home city of Glasgow.