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Former Snooker Champion Jailed for Abuse of Two Children
Former world snooker champion, Graeme Dott, has been sentenced for sexually abusing two children.
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Drugs trafficker ordered to pay back £312,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws
A drug dealer jailed for four years and three months has been ordered to pay back more than £300,000 under Proceeds of Crime laws.
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FAI into NHS 24 response to Covid-19 death
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Ann Carrigan Weir.
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Businessmen who ran £1.5m mail-order drugs supply network sentenced
Two businessmen linked to Serious Organised Crime who ran a £1.5million mail-order drugs trafficking scheme from a warehouse in the Highlands have been sentenced.
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FAI court process begins for Barlinnie prisoner death
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 Christopher Masson.
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FAI Determination published following Stonehaven farmer’s death
The Procurator Fiscal notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Stonehaven farmer David Coutts Dixon Ewan.
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Domestic Abuse and Stalking Charges in Scotland, 2025-26
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland
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Lord Advocate pledges robust prosecution to tackle domestic abusers
Prevention is essential to reducing domestic abuse in the future, but victims need the protection of the law now, the Lord Advocate said today.
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Man who embezzled £124,000 of technical devices earmarked for vulnerable people sentenced
A council manager who stole high-end laptops worth more than £120,000 earmarked to help vulnerable people during Covid has been sentenced.
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Practice notes published on arrangements for information sharing with constitutional office holders and recusal in cases involving politicians
Practice notes explain arrangements for information sharing with constitutional office holders and law officer recusal in cases involving politicians.