A MAN who stole his mother’s bank card and withdrew a three-figure sum told cops he did it because he owed money for drugs.

Liam Cochrane, 31, appeared from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to two charges.

These included stealing a bank card and using it to withdraw money, and sending messages that were grossly offensive to another man.

The court heard that Cochrane and his mother were in her home in Kelvindale on August 5, 2024, when a minor verbal argument broke out between the pair.

Cochrane then took his mother's handbag and left the property.

Around 15 minutes later Cochrane’s mother got a notification on her phone from her bank stating that £100 had been withdrawn from her account.

Soon after this, Cochrane went back to the home where he returned the handbag but not the bank card.

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Cochrane’s mother contacted police. Officers attended and asked Cochrane to return the bank card.

He briefly protested his innocence. Cops searched Cochrane and found £7.

The bank card was then located underneath a sofa.

Cochrane stated, “I’m sorry, I owed money for drugs”.

He was arrested and taken to Clydebank police station where he was cautioned and charged and made no reply.

In an earlier incident on July 8, 2024, Cochrane contacted a man, the father of Cochrane’s ex-partner’s children, on Facebook Messenger.

Cochrane asked: “Is your address still near...” to which the man replied, “Why do you want to know?”

He then stated: “For a visit”.

Cochrane made allegations against the man that he was indecently assaulting children.

He then stated “I’m past giving a f**k so if I get the jail I actually don’t give a f**k. Won’t be laughing soon.

“I have watched your kids walk into her house lots of times. You think I’m joking I know what house it is, just watch what happens”.

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Cochrane then states he will put the man in a box before sending a further message which read “I want to go back to jail so I have nothing to lose”.

The man later contacted police. Officers went to Cochrane’s address and informed him he was being arrested in relation to the incident.

He was cautioned and charged to which he made no reply.

Cochrane’s lawyer told the court his client’s life had “disintegrated” over the last two years.

The defence solicitor said: “He was employed as a head chef in Ashton Lane. Since August 2022 his life disintegrated.

“It’s quite sad he had no real involvement with the system and has now become quite regular.”

Sheriff Mary Shields released Cochrane on bail to attend a family funeral and deferred sentencing to October for him to be of good behaviour.