News
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Garage owner jailed for trafficking drugs and acting as go-between for gun search
A man who supplied drugs and offered to source deadly weapons to criminal associates has been jailed for six years following a prosecution by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).
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Rapist targeted three women during month-long campaign of sexual offending
A rapist who targeted three women during a campaign of serious sexual offending lasting just over a month has been jailed.
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FAI process begins for three Edinburgh covid death prisoners
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to commence the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Philip Quinn, Richard McCormick and Alexander Morgan.
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Man who kept birds of prey inside tiny, filthy cages banned from keeping animals
A man who kept owls and large birds of prey tethered inside tiny cages amid squalid conditions has been banned from owning and keeping animals for five years.
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Prison death Determination with significant recommendations published
The Procurator Fiscal notes the publication of the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Sarah Jane Riley.
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FAI court process begins for the death of a West Lothian farmer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of Andrew Rennie.
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FAI court process begins for Addiewell custody death
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 36-year-old Paul Thomas McAdam.
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FAI court process begins for Low Moss prison death
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 57-year-old Kenneth Wilson.
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Domestic abuser who murdered wife on New Year’s Day jailed for life
A man who murdered his wife on New Year’s Day has been jailed for life.
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Man sexually assaulted girls after dragging them off Blantyre streets
A man who sexually assaulted two young girls after dragging them off the street in a bid to rape them has been jailed for over six years.