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| Sheridan's wife on perjury charge | |
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| The wife of former MSP Tommy Sheridan has been charged in connection with claims of perjury during his defamation case against the News of the World. | |
| Gail Sheridan and her father Angus Healy, 71, were questioned at Gayfield police station in Edinburgh. | |
| Police later confirmed that both Mrs Sheridan and Mr Healy had been charged in connection with investigation. | |
| Tommy Sheridan, who won defamation damages in August 2006, was charged with perjury in December. | |
| Three colleagues who gave evidence during the hearing were also charged earlier this month. | Three colleagues who gave evidence during the hearing were also charged earlier this month. |
| The trio are former Scottish Socialist MSP Rosemary Byrne, Solidarity national secretary Graeme McIver and party member Jock Penman. | The trio are former Scottish Socialist MSP Rosemary Byrne, Solidarity national secretary Graeme McIver and party member Jock Penman. |
| Mrs Sheridan gave evidence during the 23-day trial at the Court of Session in Edinburgh in August 2006. | Mrs Sheridan gave evidence during the 23-day trial at the Court of Session in Edinburgh in August 2006. |
| Mr Sheridan, who left the Scottish Socialists to set up Solidarity, was awarded £200,000 damages following his case against the Sunday tabloid. | Mr Sheridan, who left the Scottish Socialists to set up Solidarity, was awarded £200,000 damages following his case against the Sunday tabloid. |
| The jury dismissed the paper's claims that he was a serial adulterer and swinger who used drugs. | The jury dismissed the paper's claims that he was a serial adulterer and swinger who used drugs. |
| Mrs Sheridan told the court that her husband "would be in the Clyde with a piece of concrete tied round him" if she thought there was any truth to the allegations. | Mrs Sheridan told the court that her husband "would be in the Clyde with a piece of concrete tied round him" if she thought there was any truth to the allegations. |
| Mr Healy provided an alibi for Mr Sheridan for two instances when witnesses alleged he had taken part in a threesome in a Glasgow hotel suite. | Mr Healy provided an alibi for Mr Sheridan for two instances when witnesses alleged he had taken part in a threesome in a Glasgow hotel suite. |