A MAN accused of murdering the brother of gangland figure Tam McGraw has made his first public court appearance.

Thomas Main is charged with knifing to death Francis McGrow in October last year at a property in Springboig, Glasgow.

Francis McGrow was also known by the alternative spelling of his name - McGraw.

The 41-year-old was in the dock yesterday for a preliminary hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.

Main also faces a separate charge of stealing jars of coffee and household items from a shop in the city's East End.

He is also accused of breaching a bail curfew. Judge Lord Burns adjourned the case until a further preliminary hearing next month.