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Domestic abuser has prison sentence increased after Crown appeal
A man who tried to murder his estranged wife by driving over her twice with his car has had his prison sentence increased following a successful Crown appeal.
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Former care worker jailed for sexual and physical abuse
A Liverpool man who sexually and physically abused vulnerable young people while working at residential care homes in Scotland has been jailed.
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Former teacher jailed for non-recent sexual abuse of boys
A former physics teacher who sexually abused vulnerable young boys over the course of more than two decades has been jailed.
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Rapist has prison sentence increased after Crown appeal
An army officer who violently raped a woman in her home has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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Dundee man jailed for abuse of women and four-week-old baby
A man who subjected two young women and a newborn baby to a campaign of violence and abuse has been jailed.
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Man jailed for three and a half years over £500,000 fake Scottish tea fraud
A fraudster who earned more than £500,000 by deceiving luxury hotels and stores into buying ‘unique’ Scottish-grown tea that was actually imported has been imprisoned for three and a half years.
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Rapist jailed after attacking 15-year-old girl in Falkirk town centre
A man who raped a 15-year-old girl after following her on a street in Falkirk has been jailed.
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Man who covered pheasant carcasses in rat poison over feud with landowner sentenced
A man who coated pheasant carcasses in rat poison to bait and injure other legally protected wildlife has been ordered to carry out 135 hours of unpaid work.
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Four men convicted of NHS bribery and fraud offences sentenced
Four men convicted of bribery and corrupt practices over the awarding of NHS contracts worth £6million have been imprisoned for a total of 29 years.
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Woman jailed for fraud ordered to repay thousands of pounds under Proceeds of Crime laws
A former office worker jailed for defrauding two construction companies has been ordered to pay back more than £80,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.