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Fife man jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the murder of his partner
A Fife man who beat his partner to death with a tyre iron in the culmination of years of violence against women has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years.
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Oil company fined for failing that led to fatal fall
An oil company has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of a contractor.
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Lawyer who stole £120,000 from client with dementia is jailed
A former lawyer who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner suffering from dementia and living in a nursing home has been jailed for two years.
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Health board fined after patient’s death
A Glasgow health board has been fined £235,000 after a patient took his own life while in their care.
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Haulage company fined after driver fatally electrocuted
An East Lothian based haulage company has been fined £150,000 after a 25-year-old LGV driver was fatally electrocuted.
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Two men jailed over serious organised crime plot to kill gangland rival
Two men with links to serious organised crime who arranged to murder a gangland rival have been jailed.
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Drug smugglers with links to serious crime are imprisoned
Three men with links to serious organised crime who carried out a drug-smuggling operation between Scotland and England have been jailed for a total of 12 years and nine months.
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Construction manager fined for damaging badger sett
A 53-year-old Edinburgh site manager has been fined £3,600 after bulldozing a badger sett.
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Jail for abuser brought back from Vietnam
A former teacher and football coach who was surrendered from Vietnam to stand trial for the sexual abuse of young boys has been jailed for five years.
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Lanarkshire window cleaner jailed for sexual assault caught on camera
A window cleaner who was caught on a video doorbell camera attempting to rape an elderly woman has been jailed for four years and six months.