Tauqeer Azam was found guilty of two charges on 16 January following a trial before a jury at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The 41-year-old, from Glasgow, was working in the Boots Pharmacy at the Gyle Shopping Centre in Edinburgh when he targeted the first victim in May 2021.

The court heard how the young woman had sought medical assistance after noticing a rash on her leg. She was taken to a private room – without a chaperone or second witness – where Azam then asked to see her legs.

After she partially removed her trousers, Azam uttered remarks of a sexual nature, leaving the victim feeling “scared and vulnerable”. The accused was convicted of sexually assaulting a second woman while he worked at Well Pharmacy on Nitshill Road in Glasgow in 2023.

The female patient had sought treatment for a rash and was taken into a private consultation room without a chaperone. Azam then sexually assaulted the woman and made inappropriate sexual remarks, leaving the victim feeling “violently sick”.

On 13 February 2025, at Glasgow Sheriff Court, Azam was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. His name has been added to the sex offenders register for 10 years.