Вдова бывшего криминального авторитета Линда Демпстер распространяла ложные слухи о незаконной выдаче жилья иммигрантам

We told how the wife of ex-gangland figure Bobby 'The Devil' Dempster was involved in spreading false rumours about illegal immigrants being given housing in a block of flats that were set on fire in Glasgow. The building at Stonyhurst Street went up in flames in the Possilpark area of the city just days after the local housing association assured local people those on their waiting list would get the flats. Glam tanning salon owner, Linda Dempster, 64, has run a business on the street for 15 years. After hearing the rumours, she organised protests through the streets and circulated falsehoods online over the last two months. ‌ Her husband was previously a big player in the underworld and bossed one of the rogue security firms who plagued the city. So who is Bobby Dempster and what do we know about a man known as one of the very few who ever stood up to Glasgow Godfather Arthur Thompson? The Devil, 77, made a name for himself as a major figure in the 1990s Glasgow's underworld for being one of the few men who ever stood up to Glasgow Godfather Arthur Thompson. ‌ He later joined forces with mob boss Paul Ferris' Frontline security company to protect a building site in Maryhill in 2007 before it was targeted in a firebomb attack. Ruchill Security also provided security at a garage in Lambill in Glasgow where Micheal Lyons, 21, was shot dead and Steven Lyons, 46, was blasted in the leg in December of 2006 after it was torched. Court documents published in 2012 showed Dempster had twice been warned by police that his life was under threat from gangsters. That same year, police accused him of being a crime boss linked to 'murder, drugs, money laundering and guns' and he was banned from holding directorship at Ruchill Security by a watchdog. ‌ A Sheriff eventually overturned the ruling, but Dempster stepped away from the industry and wound up his firm soon after. Get more Daily Record exclusives by signing up for free to Google’s preferred sources. Click HERE.