A Royal Navy sailor has been freed from jail in Bahrain after receiving a royal pardon. Owen Haggerty, from Johnstone in Renfrewshire, was sentenced last month to three months in jail after reportedly trying to break up a fight in the street. The Daily Record reported his mother Kirsty Reynolds wrote to the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, asking for a royal pardon for her son. She said she “burst out crying” when she was given the news the pardon had been granted. She told the newspaper that it was “unbelievable news” and that a “massive hurdle” had been overcome in bringing Mr Haggerty, 22, home. Paisley and Renfrewshire South Labour MP Johanna Baxter said she was “very pleased that he has been granted a royal pardon by the King of Bahrain”. She added that the news would be a “a tremendous relief” for Mr Haggerty’s family, friends, and colleagues. Click here to read more…