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Domestic abuser who caused death of wife sentenced following landmark prosecution
A domestic abuser whose wife jumped to her death from a road bridge after a prolonged ordeal at his hands has been sentenced.
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Two men who ran clearing house for £3million in drugs money are jailed
Two men who turned an industrial unit into a clearing house to distribute more than £3million in drugs money have been sentenced to a total of nine years and two months in jail.
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Glasgow taxi driver who raped vulnerable passenger jailed
A taxi driver who raped and sexually assaulted a vulnerable female passenger after picking her up from a night out has been jailed.
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Drugs trafficker ordered to back thousands of pounds after Proceeds of Crime ruling
A drugs courier jailed for five years and four months has been ordered to repay thousands of pounds under Proceeds of Crime laws.
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Woman who impersonated her husband in fraud scheme sentenced
A pensioner who impersonated her husband’s voice to embezzle thousands of pounds as part of a mortgage and pension fraud has been sentenced.
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Nuns convicted of non-recent child abuse at Nazareth House children’s home
Two nuns who violently abused and cruelly mistreated vulnerable young people at a children’s home in Glasgow have been sentenced.
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Company fined after 1.8million litres of contaminated waste water seeped into burn
A Lanarkshire company which manufactures collagen casings for use in sausage products has been fined £48,000 after admitting discharging a large quantity of industrial effluent into a burn.
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Former headteacher convicted of non-recent child abuse at Ovenstone School in Fife
A former headteacher who assaulted vulnerable children under his care at a school in Fife has been sentenced.
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Man raped vulnerable teenage girl in Aberdeen car park
A man who raped a vulnerable teenage girl in his vehicle after offering her a lift home has been jailed.
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Domestic abuser who choked partner before setting fire to flats sentenced
A man who violently assaulted his partner before setting fire to a block of flats in Perth and Kinross has been jailed.