News

  1. FAI court process begins for three men who died in custody

    The Procurator Fiscal has lodged First Notices with the Sheriff Court to begin the process for conjoined Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of James Garscadden, Thomas Thompson and Marius Bauba.

    07 Jun 2023 Death investigations
  2. Seafood company fined for failings that led to the death of a fisherman

    A seafood company has been fined £80,000 after a fisherman drowned when his leg was caught in a rope and he was pulled overboard.

    07 Jun 2023 Cases
  3. Hare coursing trio sentenced

    Three men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. 

    05 Jun 2023 Cases
  4. Joint FAI court process begins for two Polmont prisoners

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has lodged papers, known as a First Notice, to begin the process for a joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay.

    30 May 2023 Death investigations
  5. Man sentenced for animal neglect offences

    A 30-year-old Manchester businessman has been sentenced after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to dozens of cats and dogs at a Perthshire farm.

    25 May 2023 Cases
  6. Man jailed for life for rape and murder of mother-of-two in Aberdeen

    Man handed life sentence for the rape and murder of a mother-of-two in Aberdeen

    24 May 2023 Cases
  7. Three top schools to battle it out in final of COPFS public speaking competition

    Three of Scotland’s top secondary schools will next month go head-to-head in the final of a prestigious public speaking contest.

    22 May 2023 COPFS corporate
  8. Man sentenced for poisoning wild birds

    A 67-year-old waterfowl enthusiast has been sentenced for killing multiple birds of prey and other birds. 

    19 May 2023 Cases
  9. Man pleads guilty to murder of his 84-year-old grandmother

    A man has been jailed for life after he admitted murdering his grandmother in the Highland home they shared.

    19 May 2023 Cases
  10. Company sentenced for failing that led to death fall

    A Sheffield based construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping. 

    16 May 2023 Cases