News
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Senior prosecutor’s behaviour warning for young people after youth sentenced for fireworks offences
Young people who engage in rioting and large-scale public disorder offences have been urged to consider the impact a criminal record will have on their lives.
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Domestic abuser who murdered partner jailed for life
A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in the Scottish Borders has been jailed for life.
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Airport fined for failures that led to a man’s death
An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man.
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NHS doctor and husband jailed over online sales of stolen PPE
A doctor and her husband have been imprisoned for a total of 20 months after selling stolen hospital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Ebay during the Covid pandemic.
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Woman jailed for 18 months after embezzling £54,000 from charity
A woman who embezzled thousands of pounds from a charity’s hardship welfare fund has been imprisoned for 18 months following a prosecution by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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Newsagent company sentenced after fall that led to severe injury
A newsagent company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
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Man who filmed his dogs attacking animals jailed and handed indefinite ban from keeping or owning animals
A man who filmed his Lurcher dogs while they hunted, injured and killed numerous wild animals has been imprisoned for 12 months and banned indefinitely from owning or keeping animals.
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Former football coach jailed for sexually abusing children
A former football coach and tradesman who sexually abused vulnerable boys has been jailed
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Man who secretly administered abortion drug to pregnant woman jailed
A man who caused a pregnant woman to miscarry after secretly giving her an abortion drug has been jailed.
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Paisley rapist jailed for sexually abusing eight children
A rapist who systematically groomed and abused eight vulnerable young girls over the course of 16 years has been jailed.