Brother of notorious crime family boss jailed for child neglect

The brother of a notorious Glasgow crime family boss and his wife have been sentenced to 30 months in prison for the abuse of foster children in their care. The BBC can reveal that Douglas Daniel, 77, is the older brother of the late Jamie Daniel, who is believed by police to have led the crime clan before his death in 2016. In January, Douglas Daniel was found guilty alongside his wife Barbara Daniel, 76, of abusing six foster children aged between four and 14 at their home in Glasgow's Parkhead between 1986 and 1991. Victims told the court the pair, now of Kent in England, forced some children into an animal pen, ordered one to bathe in a bird bath and made another eat a cow tongue. According to public records seen by the BBC, Douglas Daniel is the older brother of deceased gangster Jamie Daniel, who died of cancer in 2016. Police believe Jamie Daniel was the head of an organised crime group involved in drug dealing and violence across the city for years. The couple who have fostered about 100 children, denied the claims but were found guilty of six charges of cruel and unnatural treatment of a child at Glasgow Sheriff Court in January. During sentencing on Monday, Sheriff Louise