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  1. FAI process begins for Addiewell prisoner death  

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice to commence the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Alexander Pickering.  

    16 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  2. FAI court process begins for Barlinnie prisoner 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 Marc Boyle.

    15 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  3. 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 Kenneth Divers.

    12 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  4. FAI court process begins following the death of Glasgow roofer

    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 Stephen Wilson.

    07 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  5. FAI court process begins for Shotts 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 Robert Dickie.

    07 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  6. FAI Determination published after Barlinnie prisoner death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of William Devine.

    07 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  7. Domestic abuser who subjected women to catalogue of violent and sexual abuse jailed

    A violent domestic abuser who repeatedly choked women during a sustained campaign of physical and sexual offending has been jailed.

    06 Oct 2026 Cases
  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 Kieran McGinley.

    06 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  9. FAI court process begins for Barlinnie prisoner 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 Richard Stevenson.

    05 Oct 2026 Death investigations
  10. Jailed drugs trafficker ordered to pay back almost £190,000 under Proceeds of Crime

    A drug dealer jailed for 10 years has been ordered to pay back almost £190,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.

    01 Oct 2026 Cases