Man guilty in Scottish poison plot

A MAN was found guilty yesterday of being involved in a plot to send poisoned vodka bottles through the post as part of a campaign for Scottish independence.

Wayne Cook, 45, was convicted after two-and-a-half hours of deliberations by a jury of eight men and three women at Manchester Crown Court.

The unemployed father of three of Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, was found guilty under anti-terror laws of two counts of using noxious substances or things to cause harm and intimidate.