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Serial sexual offender given Order for Lifelong Restriction
A serial rapist who terrorised six women in a long campaign of violent and sexual offending has be made subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction and will spend at least 10 years in prison.
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Solicitor General for Scotland issues statement on safer sleeping for babies
A number of investigations into the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies has prompted the Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC to urge families to follow the advice available on safer sleeping.
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Lord Advocate's statement to the Scottish Parliament on Post Office Horizon IT prosecutions
Statement on Horizon IT prosecutions made by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC on 16 January 2024
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Fugitive jailed for the killing of his second cousin
A man who tried to escape Scottish justice after killing a relative has been jailed for six years and four months.
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Statement from the Lord Advocate marking 35 years since the Lockerbie bombing
The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). The Lord Advocate has ministerial responsibility for COPFS, Scotland’s sole criminal prosecution authority. COPFS works independently of government in the prosecution of crime and investigation of deaths.
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Man sentenced for sharing extremist material from banned terror group online
A Fife man who shared extremist hate material from a banned right-wing terror group online has been fined a total of £840.
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Farm labourer fined after admitting gangmaster offences
A farm labourer who acted as an illegal gangmaster has been fined £400.
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West Lothian man sentenced for committing sexual abuse of young children
A former community centre caretaker has been jailed for ten years over a course of child sexual abuse undertaken whilst in a position of trust within his local community.
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Company sentenced for failings that led to death fall
An Edinburgh based agricultural company has been fined £60,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a man when he fell through an industrial shed roof.
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Man sentenced for the murder of his partner
Scotland’s Procurator Fiscal for homicide, Moira Orr, commented on today's sentencing of Christopher McGowan.