The brother-in-law of Scotland’s First Minister has been charged with abduction and extortion in a case linked to a man who died falling from a window.
Ramsay El-Nakla, the brother of Humza Yousaf’s wife, Nadia El-Nakla, is the fourth person to be arrested after the death in Dundee.
Emergency services were called to Morgan Street in Dundee on January 10 after reports that a 36-year-old had fallen from a window.
He was taken to Ninewells Hospital for treatment to serious injuries where he died a week later on Wednesday, January 17.
On Tuesday, 36-year-old Ramsay El-Nakla was arrested and charged with abduction and extortion. He is due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court.
It comes after police confirmed a 38-year-old woman had been charged with culpable homicide on Thursday, April 4, in connection with the incident.
Jennifer Souter appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court and made no plea and was remanded in custody..
Stephen Stewart, 50, and Victoria McGowan, 41, appeared at the same court on Thursday charged with abduction and extortion.
They both did not enter a plea and were both released on bail.
A police spokesperson said: “A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with abduction and extortion following an incident where a man fell from a block of flats on Morgan Street, Dundee on Wednesday, January 10. He died a week later in hospital.
“Three others were previously arrested and charged following the same incident.
“The 36-year-old man is due to appear in Dundee Sheriff Court today, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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