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Fuselage of Lockerbie plane transferred to US as evidence for trial
A section of the aircraft from the Lockerbie bombing is being transported to the US ahead of a Libyan suspect’s trial in Washington DC.
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COPFS meets with charity ambassador of Australian woman killed by estranged husband
As part of ongoing domestic abuse training, Scottish prosecutors have met with the best friend of an Australian mother who was murdered by her estranged husband.
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Joint FAI for two men who died from covid in prison
The Procurator Fiscal has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Francis Peter McCarthy and John Hay Angus.
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Conman who cheated partners and friends out of thousands of pounds jailed
A conman who cheated friends, online dating partners and a pensioner out of thousands of pounds to finance his internet gambling habit has been jailed for more than three and a half years.
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Man jailed after attempting to rape student and attacking another in Dundee
A man who attempted to rape a woman and attacked another as they walked home from a university library in Dundee has been jailed.
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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service statement following the sentencing of Finlay MacDonald
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service statement following the sentencing of Finlay MacDonald
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Edinburgh rapist jailed for campaign of child sexual abuse
A rapist who subjected three young children to a campaign of sexual abuse has been jailed.
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FAI court process begins for man who died in HMP Shotts
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 Darrin Callander.
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Drug dealer with £2.5m worth of cocaine in his car boot jailed for five years
A drugs trafficker has been jailed for five years after police found cocaine worth almost £2.5million in his car following a high-speed night-time chase.
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Investigative practices in child deaths and non-accidental injuries in children
A review of investigative practices pursued into child deaths and non-accidental injuries in children has been conducted and a summary of its findings are now published.