News

  1. Domestic Abuser from Kilmarnock jailed for series of attacks on partners

    A serial domestic abuser has been jailed after being found guilty of assaulting four of his ex-partners.

    04 Oct 2022 Cases
  2. New initiative to build links between prosecutors and victims of domestic abuse.

    An innovative pilot scheme which aims to transform the service offered to victims of domestic abuse by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) launched this month.

    23 Sep 2022 COPFS corporate
  3. Rapist jailed for twelve years for attacks on children and women over twenty years

    A Fife man who raped children and women over the course of two decades has been jailed for twelve years today.  

    23 Sep 2022 Cases
  4. Domestic Abuse and Stalking charges in Scotland, 2021-22

    An Official Statistics publication for Scotland

    21 Sep 2022 COPFS corporate
  5. Lord Advocate pledges robust prosecution for crimes of domestic abuse

    The Lord Advocate today renewed her pledge to tackle the traumatising crimes of domestic abuse and stalking with robust prosecution of offenders.

    21 Sep 2022 COPFS corporate
  6. Company director fined over £9000 for damaging a badger sett

    The director of a construction company has been fined £9,350 after allowing a worker to damage a badger sett at a housing development in Aberdeen.

    20 Sep 2022 Cases
  7. Musselburgh man sentenced for fly-tipping

    A 33-year-old man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of waste in East Lothian.

    20 Sep 2022 Cases
  8. Aberdeen rapist jailed for attack on woman walking home

    A man has been jailed for the rape of a young woman who was walking home from a night out.

    06 Sep 2022 Cases
  9. Mock trial to raise awareness of race hate crime

    COPFS prosecutors staged a mock trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court to highlight racially aggravated hate crime. 

    30 Aug 2022 COPFS corporate
  10. Rapist jailed indefinitely after posthumous testimony

    A rapist who beat and tortured several partners has been jailed indefinitely after posthumous testimony from two victims.

    26 Aug 2022 Cases