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  1. 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).

    11 Nov 2025 Cases
  2. 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.  

    10 Nov 2025 Cases
  3. 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.  

    06 Nov 2025 Death investigations
  4. 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.

    04 Nov 2025 Cases
  5. 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. 

    04 Nov 2025 Death investigations
  6. 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.

    03 Nov 2025 Death investigations
  7. 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.    

    03 Nov 2025 Death investigations
  8. 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.

    03 Nov 2025 Death investigations
  9. 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.  

    31 Oct 2025 Cases
  10. 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.

    30 Oct 2025 Cases