A 50-YEAR-OLD businessman has appeared in court over an alleged assault apparently sparked by a row over a car parking space.

James Grant, of Galston, Ayrshire, has been charged with assault following an incident in East Renfrewshire on Tuesday.

Gerry Bain, 53, of Lenzie, collapsed after the alleged assault and was taken to Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary where he later died.

advertisementMr Grant made no plea at Paisley Sheriff court and was released on bail.

The cause of Mr Bain's death remains unknown after a post-mortem scheduled for yesterday was postponed.

A dispute is understood to have broken out between the two men over a parking space in Fenwick Road, Giffnock.