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Physics teacher guilty over sexual abuse of trust with female pupil
A Highland physics teacher exploited a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with a female pupil.
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Man who tried to kill woman and children has sentence increased following Crown appeal
A man who tried to kill a woman and two children has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown.
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Company director who defrauded thousands of pounds from former partner jailed
The director of a Christian charity radio company who defrauded thousands of pounds from a former partner has been jailed for 22 months.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rapist who spiked drinks of women before sexually abusing them jailed
A rapist who drugged two women before sexually abusing them while they were incapacitated has been jailed for nine years.
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Chemical company fined for pollution breach after plant shutdown
A multi-national company has been fined £176,000 for failing to prevent excessive smoke and noise pollution at the Mossmorran petrochemical plant in Fife.